North Tyneside Hospital maternity services to close

North Tyneside Hospital will stop offering maternity services next year. Credit: PA

Maternity services at North Tyneside Hospital are to be axed next year, following a decision by health bosses.

The decision was made by the NHS North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group. The hospital will stop offering maternity services in the summer of 2015.

The decision comes after the end of a 14-week consultation process. You can see more information on this story here.