Maternity cuts confirmed at north London hospitals

Maternity unit at major London hospital to shut over falling birth rate

Hampstead's Royal Free Hospital has been selected for the closure of its maternity unit after it was shortlisted alongside an Islington hospital which will keep its unit

Lycksele BB will close for the summer earlier than normal. Now, operations are being scaled back as early as May 12. “It is a tough situation and sad news to give to inland residents,” says Anna-Lena Renström, operations manager at the Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology in Västerbotten.

Maternity cuts confirmed at north London hospitals

The NHS has confirmed plans to close maternity services at the Royal Free Hospital and birthing suites at Edgware Birth Centre, with £67 million…

Maternity unit at Royal Free Hospital to close due to falling birth rate

Number of births in the area hospital covers has fallen by 14 per cent in the area in the past five years

Royal Free maternity unit's closure confirmed

The birthing suite at Edgware Community Hospital will also close, but Barnet Hospital's maternity service is being retained

Decisions on maternity and neonatal services in North London confirmed - North Central London Integrated Care System

North Central London Integrated Care Board and NHS England make final decision on future arrangements for maternity and neonatal services after 3-year programme of research, planning, modelling and consultation.   Against backdrop of declining local birth rates, four maternity units – at University College London Hospital (UCLH), Barnet Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and Whittington Hospital – will deliver care. Births will event…