CAUSEWAY NURSES COME TO AID OF TYRONE COUNTY COLLEAGUES
Causeway nurses come to aid of Tyrone County colleagues
A WELCOMING hand of help has been offered to the medical staff of Tyrone County Hospital, struggling to cope in the aftermath of the Omagh bombing.
On Monday nine administrative staff from the Causeway Health and Social Services Trust arrived at the County after a request for help from their nursing colleagues in Omagh.
With nursing staff on stand-by and the drafting in of extra staff it will alleviate some of the burden that has been placed on local professionals and give them time to avail of counselling and support sessions after their experiences of the horrific atrocity.
Director of Planning at the County, Vincent Ryan, said many of his staff had lost family members, with others working up to 20 hours a day since the bomb.
"They need time to reflect. The staff are obviously still affected by the whole thing. This will carry on for weeks or months. It certainly does not disappear overnight.
"The Causeway staff will be a great help. The administrative side of things is behind because of other administrative duties during the week. And the nurses on stand-by will allow our medical staff to have counselling."
Chief Executive of the Causeway Trust, Bill Tweed said the response from staff was "magnanimous".
"Causeway staff are only too anxious to show their solidarity with the Omagh staff at this tragic time," he said.
Three people injured in the Omagh bombing are still being detained at the County and are said to be in a stable condition. Six patients in the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen have also been described as "stable".
Four of the 28 injured victims who were hospitalised in the Royal Victoria in Belfast were discharged at the weekend. One patient was moved to the Ulster Hospital.
Of the 23 remaining at the Royal five people, four women and one man, have been described as being in a "critical condition".
Thirteen are stable, two are comfortable and one is satisfactory, according to an RVH spokeswoman.
On Monday two children were moved out of intensive care and are described as "ill but stable".
Among those being treated in the Belfast Hospital are a thirteen month old baby, a 68 year old woman and the four Spaniards, one adult and three children.
Two patients are still in Belfast City Hospital. A 75 year old woman is still in intensive care where her condition is said to be serious but stable.
21 year old Diane McCann is also at the City Hospital and is in a stable condition with spinal injuries.
At Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry fifteen victims of the bomb are being treated, including six children, aged between eight and fourteen. They are all said to be in a stable condition.
Three females are still being treated in the South Tyrone Hospital, including Omagh woman Nicola Emery and her newborn baby daughter.
At the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald six patients are being cared for by staff.
A WELCOMING hand of help has been offered to the medical staff of Tyrone County Hospital, struggling to cope in the aftermath of the Omagh bombing.
On Monday nine administrative staff from the Causeway Health and Social Services Trust arrived at the County after a request for help from their nursing colleagues in Omagh.
With nursing staff on stand-by and the drafting in of extra staff it will alleviate some of the burden that has been placed on local professionals and give them time to avail of counselling and support sessions after their experiences of the horrific atrocity.
Director of Planning at the County, Vincent Ryan, said many of his staff had lost family members, with others working up to 20 hours a day since the bomb.
"They need time to reflect. The staff are obviously still affected by the whole thing. This will carry on for weeks or months. It certainly does not disappear overnight.
"The Causeway staff will be a great help. The administrative side of things is behind because of other administrative duties during the week. And the nurses on stand-by will allow our medical staff to have counselling."
Chief Executive of the Causeway Trust, Bill Tweed said the response from staff was "magnanimous".
"Causeway staff are only too anxious to show their solidarity with the Omagh staff at this tragic time," he said.
Three people injured in the Omagh bombing are still being detained at the County and are said to be in a stable condition. Six patients in the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen have also been described as "stable".
Four of the 28 injured victims who were hospitalised in the Royal Victoria in Belfast were discharged at the weekend. One patient was moved to the Ulster Hospital.
Of the 23 remaining at the Royal five people, four women and one man, have been described as being in a "critical condition".
Thirteen are stable, two are comfortable and one is satisfactory, according to an RVH spokeswoman.
On Monday two children were moved out of intensive care and are described as "ill but stable".
Among those being treated in the Belfast Hospital are a thirteen month old baby, a 68 year old woman and the four Spaniards, one adult and three children.
Two patients are still in Belfast City Hospital. A 75 year old woman is still in intensive care where her condition is said to be serious but stable.
21 year old Diane McCann is also at the City Hospital and is in a stable condition with spinal injuries.
At Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry fifteen victims of the bomb are being treated, including six children, aged between eight and fourteen. They are all said to be in a stable condition.
Three females are still being treated in the South Tyrone Hospital, including Omagh woman Nicola Emery and her newborn baby daughter.
At the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald six patients are being cared for by staff.
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Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/0288
Published Date: 03-Sep-98
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