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1,500 protest maternity cuts at Glan Clwyd Hospital | |
(35 minutes later) | |
More than 1,500 people have protested in Rhyl against the suspension of consultant maternity care at a north Wales hospital. | |
People turned out on Saturday to protest changes at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire. | People turned out on Saturday to protest changes at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire. |
Consultant care has been suspended due to a shortage of qualified staff. | Consultant care has been suspended due to a shortage of qualified staff. |
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said it is a temporary measure and a consultant-led maternity service will return to Glan Clwyd within 18 months. | |
Announcing the downgrade, the health board said expectant mothers who needed "complex care" should be treated at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor or Wrexham Maelor Hospital. | |
Rally organiser Marsha Davis said: "If they had their way there will only be half a hospital in a couple of months." | |
The health board previously said: "Staffing pressures have built up over many months and have reached the point where those mothers and babies who need our care the most could be put at risk. | |
"We cannot, and we will not, allow this to happen." | |
The changes are due to come into effect on 6 April. |
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