Maternity, neonatal and children's services
Maternity, neonatal and children's services are among the areas that require further detailed assessment.
As part of early clinical work, broad scenarios have been explored involving births being provided at:
- three hospitals
- two hospitals
- one hospital
These scenarios are not proposals and do not represent a preferred option.
No decision has been made to close, reduce, relocate or reorganise maternity, neonatal or children's services.
Future work will need to consider clinical outcomes, patient safety, workforce availability, travel times, patient choice, access to care and health inequalities before any decisions could ever be considered.