Daisy Hill Hospital maternity services may move to Craigavon

Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 21 Sept, 22:00 · Archive

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.

Daisy Hill Hospital maternity services may move to Craigavon — Image: BBC Northern Ireland

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Expectant mothers face 'nightmare' over Daisy Hill service suspension planThe Southern Trust has not been able to recruit enough consultant obstetricians.BBC Northern Ireland · 22 Sept, 00:06
No babies to be born at Daisy Hill Hospital in service suspension planThe Southern Trust has not been able to recruit enough consultant obstetricians and plans to temporarily move all births to Craigavon Area Hospital.BBC Northern Ireland · 21 Sept, 19:12
Plan could see no babies born at Daisy Hill Hospital due to 'workforce pressures'It said it has not been able to recruit consultant obstetricians to fill vacancies and is preparing to temporarily move inpatient maternity services to Craigavon Area Hospital.Belfast Live · 21 Sept, 17:20
Plan could see no babies born at Daisy Hill HospitalA temporary contingency plan could see no babies born in the maternity department at Daisy Hill Hospital, the Southern Health and Social Care Trust has said.News Letter · 21 Sept, 14:18

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