Daisy Hill Hospital maternity services may move to Craigavon

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 22:00

Daisy Hill Hospital plans to temporarily suspend maternity inpatient services due to consultant obstetrician vacancies.

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has been unable to recruit consultant obstetricians to fill vacancies at Daisy Hill Hospital. Under a contingency plan, inpatient maternity services would temporarily move to Craigavon Area Hospital.

How it is being reported

• No babies to be born at Daisy Hill Hospital in service suspension planBBC Northern Ireland · 21 Sept, 19:12
• Plan could see no babies born at Daisy Hill Hospital due to 'workforce pressures'Belfast Live · 21 Sept, 17:20
• Plan could see no babies born at Daisy Hill HospitalNews Letter · 21 Sept, 14:18

In this story: Daisy Hill Hospital · Craigavon Area Hospital · Southern Health and Social Care Trust

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