A plan to move hospital births from Coleraine's Causeway Hospital to Antrim Hospital is a step closer after the recommendation was accepted by the NHSCTrust board.
A plan to move hospital births from Coleraine's Causeway Hospital to Antrim Hospital is a step closer after the recommendation was accepted by the Northern Health Trust's board.However Causeway Hospital would retain early assessment units, antenatal and postnatal clinics, and scheduled ambulatory services.The Northern Trust has said birth numbers in the Causeway Coast and Glens Council area have declined year-on-year.
The board was given two proposals - the first, to move all births to Antrim Area Hospital while retaining antenatal and postnatal clinics at Causeway, was approved. Speaking after the meeting, Dr Watkins said the "serious concerns" about the safety and sustainability of the Northern Trust's current model of maternity services could not be ignored.He acknowledged that "change is never easy and we understand the very real concerns that many people have and which have been well reflected throughout the consultation period".
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