北爱尔兰数百人抗议, 要求恢复当地紧急手术服务, Hundreds protest in Northern Ireland, demanding restoration of local emergency surgery services to reduce dangerous rural patient delays.

2026年2月23日, 数百人在Stormont抗议, 要求恢复Co Fermanagh省Enniskillen西南急性医院的紧急综合手术(EGS)服务, On February 23, 2026, several hundred people protested at Stormont demanding the restoration of emergency general surgery (EGS) services at South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, arguing that relocating the service over 50 miles to Altnagelvin Hospital has created dangerous delays for rural patients. 这次集会由拯救我们的急性病服务组织(SOAS)组织, 由来自多个政党的社区成员、患者及政治领袖提出批评, Organized by Save Our Acute Services (SOAS), the rally featured community members, patients, and political leaders from multiple parties who criticized ongoing access issues despite claims of improved outcomes following the 2022 changes. 抗议者强调旅行时间长的风险,呼吁采取政治行动和提供资金以恢复当地紧急护理,认为目前的决定取决于政策,而不是医疗可行性。 Protesters emphasized the risks of long travel times and called for political action and funding to reinstate local emergency care, asserting that the decision now hinges on policy, not medical feasibility.