Hospital bosses said reopening Cheltenham's unit is their 'first priority'.
Efforts are ongoing to reopen a birthing unit which has been shut for two years, a health chief has said.closed in 2022Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's chief executive Kevin McNamara said it was the authority's "first priority" to reopen Cheltenham's birth unit - but was unable to provide a timeframe.
Midwifery was centralised to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in 2022 to ensure safe staffing levels and one-to-one care in labour and birth.Getty ImagesSpeaking at a health overview and scrutiny committee on Wednesday, councillor Paul Hodgkinson said he understood staffing pressures. But, he said residents would want reassurance that services in Cheltenham and Stroud would reopen.Mr McNamara told the meeting he was unable to provide a timeframe for when Cheltenham would reopen.
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