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15,000 signature petition against north Wales maternity downgrade handed in

Campaigners have delivered a 15,200 signature petition to the Senedd today. Consultant-led maternity services will be temporarily removed from Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Denbighshire and will be centralised at two other hospitals in Wrexham and Bangor. It follows concerns over staffing and patient safety

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North Wales maternity service changes postponed

Health bosses in North Wales have postponed the implementation date for maternity changes at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd.

It comes after alternative suggestions were made to the health board. They say they will now consider them.

A recent demonstration to keep the maternity services in the area. Credit: ITV Wales News

In a statement Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said it made the decision to postpone changes for "a short time" after it received an alternative solution for the interim changes to obstetric, gynaecology, neonatal and breast surgery services by consultant medical staff.

We will now give them proper consideration and postpone implementation of any temporary changes to services for up to two weeks until this work is complete. The work of the Implementation Group will continue to assess the safety of any temporary solution.

– Trevor Purt, Chief Executive

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