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Providing health and social care in the West of Northern Ireland. The Trust does not respond to appointment enquiries on social media. #WTHeroes
Joined June 2012
Attention all off-duty staff in the vicinity of SWAH. Due to increasing pressures this evening on the NI Helathcare System we are appealing to you to contact or go directly to the hospital. Thank You
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1/2 We would like to thank all our staff who responded to the staff appeal, issued earlier this evening. We were overwhelmed by the offers of help and support from staff who have already given so much over the past number of months.
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Our staff in Ward 31, Altnagelvin Hospital sharing the message we cannot share enough. Please stay home and practice #SocialDistancing. Help our staff save lives.
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"Just a short socially distanced video from Altnagelvin ICU team working hard every day and keeping spirits up on our breaks. We as a team agreed to make the most of the situation this world finds itself in and are trying to keep the smiles on our faces and the public!" #WTHeroes
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Congratulations to staff member and Ward Manager of the Respiratory Ward (Ward 26) at Altnagelvin Hospital, Sister Elizabeth Buchanan on receiving an MBE in the New Years Honours list for 2022.
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Congratulations Dr @RNeilABlack, Consultant, Endocrinology and Diabetes and Assistant Director of Acute Services (Medical) who has won a @DiabetesUKNI Inspire gong for going ‘above and beyond’ for his patients living with diabetes.
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70% of patients in our ICUs are unvaccinated. Pressures on our hospitals and staff are increasing as COVID-19 cases rise in the community. We're appealing to people who have not received their vaccine to take the opportunity this #BigJabWeekend. For info ➡️
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Dr Sharkey & Dr Kelly, Respiratory Consultants at Altnagelvin, appeal to the public to help reduce the spread of COVID19. Seeing a rise in hospital admissions, they remind us of the advice we should adhere to protect ourselves & those around us. Video here
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Attention all off-duty staff in the vicinity of SWAH. Due to increasing pressures this evening on the NI Healthcare System, we are appealing to you to contact or go directly to the hospital. Thank You
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We are delighted to open the first Sensory Room in Northern Ireland to support patients with a Learning Disability at our Emergency Department, Altnagelvin Hospital. Read more:
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#ThankYou to the family of Martin McGuinness who visited us today to present a substantial donation of £30,150,, the proceeds of the first Chieftan's Walk, held at the end of March.
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Our staff in Ward 2, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Altnagelvin Hospital give you. Flossin' Around the Christmas Tree 🎄🕺💃 #WT12DaysOfChristmas
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At 3pm on Friday 22 January the Trust will observe a 1 Minute Silence in memory of Nuala McLaughlin and as a mark of respect to all staff & families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 and other illnesses. #NeverForgotten. Thank you for your support #InThisTogether #WTHeroes
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The 50,000th COVID-19 vaccine dose in the Western Trust was administered today to Conor Curley from Derry, who is a carer for both his elderly parents, at our mass vaccination centre at Foyle Arena. Read more:
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Congratulations to Dr Rose Sharkey, Respiratory Consultant at the Western Trust, who has been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 with the award of an OBE. Click Here for full story: #WTHeroes
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We are delighted to hear that we will be receiving a massive £112,000 from the incredible fundraising efforts of 100 year old WW2 veteran Captain Tom Moore. #ThankYou to everyone for their support and generosity shown to their local health service over the past number of months
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The Western Trust becomes the 1st healthcare institution in the world to offer cardiovascular patients a @fitbit smartwatch in combination with an app to detect atrial fibrillation through our innovative Our Hearts Our Minds programme. Read more here:
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2️⃣0️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ total vaccines given today across our three centres, 1520 first doses. We are blown away by the response from the public and give huge thanks to the amazing effort of our staff. We go again tomorrow at Foyle Arena & Lakeland Forum - 9am to 7pm. #BigJabWeekend
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Maternity Unit, Altnagelvin Hospital keeping spirits high #AllInThisTogether #WTHeroes . *dolls were used in the making of this TikTok
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COVID-19 Vaccination staff Kate, Courtney, Glenda and Sarah marking the 8,000th dose administered at Foyle Arena. To date, 17,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the Western Trust area.
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Thank you to our #WTHeroes in our hospitals, out in our communites, on the frontline and working tirelessly in the background. .Staff in Ward 1, SWAH share a very important message to the public. ..Please follow the guidelines and stay informed at
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2/2 Thankfully the situation has since stabilised and whilst the divert is still active, we are no longer anticipating patients being diverted to the South West Acute Hospital this evening.
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Dr @RNeilABlack, Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes and Assist. Dir. of Acute Services (Medical) thanks the public for adhering to public health guidance. COVID19 hospital admissions are starting to decrease slightly, but we are still ‘not out of the water yet’
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We are taking necessary precautions to protect our patients and staff from #COVID19. We are asking the public not to visit patients in our hospitals and community facilities unless absolutely essential. ..Where possible, please attend your appointment on your own.
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We are delighted to report this Easter week that our Trust Vaccination team have successfully administered 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses. A big well done to all involved! The landmark is the latest local milestone in our COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
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Our Consultant Anaesthetist in ICU at Altnagelvin Hospital, Dr Manav Bhavsar is urging the public to observe public health guidance and to get vaccinated as hospital admissions continue to increase particularly amongst those people who have not been vaccinated
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Support Services team made up of Admin, Porters, Catering, Laundry and Switchboard staff in Altnagelvin Hospital keeping morale high #WTHeroes
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Delighted to announce the completion and handover of the new North Wing building at Altnagelvin Hospital. The North Wing facility will provide an additional six new 24 bed inpatient ward areas and a new main entrance to the hospital. Read more here
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What an amazing bunch of unsung #WTHeroes . our #AltnagelvinED team keeping you well on Christmas Day. 🎄
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Dr Martin Kelly appeals to young people and pregnant women to get their COVID-19 vaccine as the no. of people treated in our hospitals from these groups rises. This #BigJabWeekend is your last chance to get your 1st dose at a Mass Vaccination Centre. ➡️
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Happy 50th Birthday to Sr Marie McGrellis, Ward Manager, Cardiology Department at Altnagelvin Hospital 🎉
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We are delighted to appoint Clionagh McElhinney as NI’s first Acute Liaison Nurse for Adults with Learning Disabilities. Read about Clionagh’s role here ➡️. For all the Latest ALD News, visit our ALD Hub ➡️
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A huge thank you and well done to all the Western Trust Heroes and community partners who continue to keep our vaccination programme running at this impressive pace and helping us reach another milestone #WTHeroes
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As well as being Assistant Director in Acute Services for Altnagelvin Hospital and a Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Dr Neil Black is also one of our Western Trust Heroes! #WTHeroes
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Our #AltnagelvinED is operating on an emergency only basis today as we are experiencing a number of staff shortages due to COVID-19. We are urging the public not to attend our Emergency Department at this time unless you are experiencing a medical or mental health emergency.
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“It always seems impossible until it is done”-Nelson Mandela. If we work together, support each other and take it one step at a time, one day at a time, even one hour at a time, we will come out the other side of this new path we are all on. Location: Lough shore of Loughmacrory
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A message from our Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Department in South West Acute Hospital #WTHeroes #WeAreWithYou
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Tonight as part of the global #WaveOfLight 🕯 we are remembering babies who have died and thinking of families affected by #BabyLoss in pregnancy. #BLAW2019 #BabyLossAwarenessWeek
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Thank You Ward 26, Respiratory Ward, Altnagelvin Hospital for being #WTHeores. Please #StayHome for them and join the #FightBack against #COVID19
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Our Mass Vaccination Centres could not have functioned as well as they did without the input of volunteers. @FermanaghGAA legend and @RosleaGFC stalwart Peter McGinnity reflects on the small but very significant role he played as “meeter and greeter”
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Huge thanks to @ONeills1918 for manufacturing scrubs for our staff in the Western Trust. We are grateful for the continued support from our community as we work together to #FightBack aginst COVID19
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Our Director of Primary Care and Older peoples services Dr @bobjbrown receiving the COVID-19 vaccination this morning; one of the first vaccinators to be vaccinated from the Western Trust area.
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#AltnagelvinED is extremely busy right now. 110 people in ED | 45 awaiting admission. 📞 We are urging the public to Phone First if your condition is not an emergency. Please call 0300 020 6000 where medical personnel will direct you to the best route of treatment.
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Congratulations @Lesleydmwest, Diabetes Network Manager, on winning a @DiabetesUKNI Inspire gong for her promotion of patient and staff education of diabetes, as well as being the driving force in various Diabetes UK NI projects.
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A special moment tonight at the Emergency Department, South West Acute Hospital Enniskillen, as our frontline staff thank our communities for all you are doing to protect the NHS. A minute silence was also observed tonight for all those who have sadly passed away during #COVID19
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Congratulations to sisters Eimear and Aine who on the 1st of March, both had baby girls, hours apart at Altnagelvin Hospital 💛
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Congratulations to Alan Moore, Western Trust Director of Strategic Capital Development, who receives the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to Mass Incident Emergency Planning in NI in the Queen's New Year Honours List .
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The 8,000th COVID-19 vaccine in the Western Trust was administered today at Foyle Arena. Carole McAleer, Bryson Care and volunteer for @Foylerescue received the milestone dose this morning. To date the Western Trust has administered 17,000 COVID-19 vaccines the Trust area.
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We are delighted for Shannon Healy who has recently completed her chemotherapy treatment in our North West Cancer Centre and rang our new End of Treatment Bell. All the best with your recovery journey Shannon.
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Congratulations to our Marie Therese McDermott from Dromore, Co Tyrone and Endoscopy Manager at SWAH, Enniskillen and Omagh Hospital. She received a BEM Award in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to nursing in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Well done Marie!
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URGENT APPEAL for staff tonight and over the next number of days. We are looking in particular for Nurses (all bands) and Nursing and Care Assistants, Support Services staff. Contact your Ward/Depts regarding any availability. Bank Staff should contact the banking office directly
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Well done to our Vaccination Teams across the Western Trust 👏. Another milestone reached!. 1⃣3⃣5⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣.
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Orla works in Ward 31 in Altnagelvin Hospital; our dedicated #COVID19 ward. She urges us all to stay at home if we can, to help support the work of our amazing healthcare staff on the front line. Together we can #FightBack against the spread of the virus. #WTHeroes
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Reiterating a very important message regarding #Covid19 is @TyroneGAALive All Star Footballer @CathalMcShane1 and giving a big shout out to all our Western Trust & NHS Heroes #WTHeroes #FightBack
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Dr Ciaran Mullan, GP Associate Medical Director explains the role of the new GP Led #COVID19 Assessment Centre at Altnagelvin @gpfed_derry @BMA_NI
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Our Intensive Care Unit and Ward 26 at Altnagelvin Hospital received a very generous donation of £7,650 from the family of the late Barney and Blossom McGlinchey, who both sadly passed away on 20 January 2021 from COVID-19. #ThankYou
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Our Ward 50, Altnagelvin Hospital received a very generous donation of £5,000 from Trent McKeegan, in memory of his grandfather Alan Wallace, who was a patient on Ward 43. Trent, who works in our Pharmacy Dept, Altnagelvin, raised the funds by running 75 miles over 3 days
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We are dealing with the demands on our services related to COVID19 and recently we have experienced an increase in verbal harassment and abuse towards staff. We are calling on the public for their understanding, patience and respect.
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We have officially opened a Health Inclusion hub in Derry City Centre, to meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness. It's named ‘Labre’ after the Patron Saint of the homeless and was chosen following input from Service Users. Read more:
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Huge congratulations to Alacoque McCaffrey, Occupational Health Nurse, Altnagelvin Hospital who has been awarded a BEM (British Empire Medal) for services to Occupational Health, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Congratulations Laura O'Donnell, Specialist Diabetes Pharmacist at Altnagelvin Hospital who has been selected as a @DiabetesUKNI Clinical Champion, to help transform care for people living with diabetes across Northern Ireland #WTHeroes
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Wishing our Chief Executive Dr @KilgallenA the very best wishes on her retirement. Thank you for your compassion, dedication and leadership that you have shown to all our staff, patients, clients and service users #WTHeroes
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Jamie-Lee O'Donnell thanks our #WTHeroes for their hard work and the public for doing their bit to help. Since we're spending more time at home why not rewatch @Channel4's Derry Girls 😁. Thanks Jamie-Lee, your message is so appreciated. #StayHomeSaveLives
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Today we welcomed the commitment of £400K from the DOH towards the continued modernisation of Mental Health Services, Omagh. The funding package was announced by Health Minister Robin Swann during a visit to our mental health and addictions units at the T&F Hospital in Omagh.
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Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall officially opened the NW Cancer Centre
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Congratulations to Western Trust colleagues Dr Manav Bhavsar and Bronagh Hegarty on their much deserved recognition in the King’s New Year’s Honours list. Read more here
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Congratulations to North West Cancer Centre Lead Clinical Specialist Radiographer Malcolm Wilkinson who has received an accolade for inspirational leadership in the CHKS Award 2022 for his work in the Radiotherapy Department at the NWCC, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry
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A big thanks to all our Western Trust heroes who worked over the Christmas period doing a wonderful job caring for our loved ones! Happy Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!! #WTChristmas
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📢 Urgent Care Home Support Appeal. Some of our Care Homes urgently need our support and we are appealing to all Western Trust staff to consider putting your name forward to cover shifts and help many of the most vulnerable in our Community. Full details on Staff West
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Congratulations Michelle Doherty, Cancer Services Nurse Specialist, who has been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 with the award of an MBE. Read more:
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Thank you to our #WTHeroes in the Western Trust and to all our colleagues across NI #clapforNHS
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This week our Limavady District Nursing Team vaccinated our first house bound patients as part of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. Pictured receiving their vaccines are our first house bound patients Noreen McClellend and 102 year old Mary Lynn. #WTHeroes
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Approx. 300 people are considered homeless in the Derry/Londonderry area but thanks to the work of our Homelessness Transformation Project and a number of local organisations, there are currently no rough sleepers in the West #WTHeroes. ▶️ Video part 2 on Tuesday 26th January
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Big well done to some of our Altnagelvin pharmacy staff who took on the Waterside Half Marathon this morning- some doing the full run and others, the relay. 🏅🥈🥉
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We are appealing to patients and their families to assist the Trust by supporting timely discharge from our hospitals as our health service continues to deal with pressures on our Emergency Departments. Read more |
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Today on International Workers Memorial Day (28th April) we remember those who have sadly lost their lives and thank all those who continue to attend work in challenging circumstances to help others #NeverForgotten #IWMD20
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All of our Care Homes have returned to COVID-19 free status. While this will always be an ongoing challenge to work with, we profile our Care Home Support Team who have provided significant support throughout the past year. #WTHeroes. Read more
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Monday 25 March 2024 saw the opening of the new Minor Injuries Unit at Altnagelvin Hospital, aimed at assisting those with minor injuries without having to attend the busy Emergency Department. Read more:
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Altnagelvin Hospital's Emergency Dept (ED) is under extreme pressure today. We now have 74 people in ED and 30 people waiting to be admitted to the hospital. Dr Paul Baylis, Consultant at the Emergency Department has some important messages for the public at this time.
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The Western Trust 2023 Bloopers are here!. Thanks to all our staff who stepped in front of the camera when needed to share messages with patients, services users and colleagues. #HappyNewYear2024 everyone!. Watch the full bloopers here ▶️
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We welcomed our Health Minister @RobinSwannMoH to @C_TRIC this morning to take a tour of the faciltity and meet staff involved throughout the #COVID19 testing and reporting process . @UlsterUni @dcsdcouncil @KilgallenA @TonyBjourson @ajpeace74
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We are extremely grateful and proud of our amazing support services staff who have gone the extra mile during the COVID19 Pandemic 1/5. 📸 South West Acute Hospital
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Our staff in MDEC, Trust HQ having a go at the cha cha slide 💃🕺
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➡️ Only attend ED in an emergency. Consider other options such as GP, Community Pharmacist and Phone First 0300 020 6000. ➡️ Reduce your risk of getting COVID-19. ➡️ Get your booster jab - ➡️ Help support the discharge of relatives out of hospital
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The Western Trust has expressed its deep concern over the recent violence against ethnic minorities across NI & the UK. Chief Executive, Neil Guckian (OBE) has emphasised our steadfast commitment to the principles of equality, compassion & respect for all.
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We are delighted to be the 1st HSC Trust in NI to be named in the top 10 in the UK in preventing stillbirths. Congratulations to our Maternity Units in Altnagelvin & South West Acute Hospitals and Women's Centre, Omagh Hospital. Read more here: #WTHeroes
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ICU. Altnagelvin's ICU Dept celebrates its 20th birthday this week. Some ICU staff came together today to mark the occassion with cake and goodies #AGreatPlaceToWork #WTHeroes
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We are experiencing an unprecedented situation as we deal with #COVID19. We are asking retired staff if they would be interested coming back to work with us to maintain and supplement our workforce at this time. Please email staff.checks@westerntrust.hscni.net for info
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We are dealing with the demands on our services related to COVID19 and recently we have experienced an increase in verbal harassment and abuse towards staff. We are calling on the public for their understanding, patience and respect.
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