'Campaigners March in Coleraine to Restore Full Maternity Services at Causeway Hospital
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On Saturday, campaigners in Coleraine held a march and rally calling for the restoration of full maternity services at Causeway Hospital. Last month, the Department of Health announced that maternity services would be consolidated at Antrim Area Hospital, meaning that from Monday, July 17 all hospital births in the Northern Trust area will take place at Antrim.
The campaign group SoS Causeway Hospital organised the march from the hospital to Coleraine Town Hall in protest at the decision, expressing concern that the ending of births at Causeway Hospital would lead to other services at the site not being viable.
In a statement on Friday, the Northern Health and Social Care Trust said the decision to ‘reconfigure maternity services’ did not mean that it intends to ‘downgrade’ the Coleraine hospital.
The march and rally was well attended by supporters of the Causeway Hospital campaign. Kasia Gogolek, Devin McMullan and Shea McMullan were among those marching in support of the cause, as were Eddy Curtis, William Taylor, Gemma Brolly, and Maurice Bradley of the SOS Causeway Hospital campaign.
The march and rally was a show of support for the Causeway Hospital and its services, and a call for the restoration of full maternity services at the hospital. The campaigners hope that the march will help to raise awareness of the issue and encourage the Department of Health to reconsider its decision.
