Tens of thousands of people want Weston General Hospital to retain maternity and postnatal services, with expectant mothers fearful they will not get the care they want in the town. A petition calling for pregnant women to have the choice of giving birth in Weston has achieved more than 27,000…
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Plans have been outlined to merge a hospital trust which shut its A&E overnight because of staff shortages with a neighbouring trust. Weston General Hospital A&E has been closed between 22:00 and 08:00 since July last year. University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHBT) and Weston Area Health NHS Trust…
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Weston’s MP John Penrose welcomed today’s news that the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol) wants to merge with Weston Area Health NHS Trust (WAHT). John said: “This is a hugely important move. Ambitious young medics will know that they can enjoy the high quality of life which…
Read MoreThis article was originally published in the Weston Mercury 09/11/2017 Weston’s maternity unit is ‘trapped in a self-fulfilling downward spiral’ because pregnant women do not believe it can offer safe emergency care, according to the town’s MP. John Penrose has asked whether more sophisticated procedures could be offered at Weston…
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