Decision day for health services in Cumbria
Councillors are meeting today to discuss plans to close community hospital beds and change care for seriously ill children in west Cumbria.
Councillors approve changes to emergency and surgery services
The health scrutiny committee has approved plans to make changes to emergency and acute services in north and west Cumbria.
At the meeting today, councillors approved proposed changes to the following:
- Emergency surgery
- Trauma services
- Orthopaedic services
- Hyper-acute stroke services
The committee has voted to refer the proposal to reduce community hospital beds to the Health Secretary.
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