The decision has been made to downgrade maternity services at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. The Trust says it can't recruit enough obstetricians to run the unit safely. The decision comes despite widespread protests against the proposals. Some expectant mothers will now have to travel to the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford, more than twenty miles away.
It's decision day for an Oxfordshire hospital, where maternity services could be downgraded.
The Trust which runs Horton General in Banbury says it can't recruit enough obstetricians to run the unit safely and will decide whether or not to suspend services from the end of September.
If the Horton is downgraded from consultant-led to midwife-led, expectant mums will be transferred to the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford, about 45 minutes away.
The plans have caused widespread protests, with thousands of people campaigning to save the services.
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