Final decision on ‘relaunch’ of Yeovil maternity services expected in October

Final decision on 'relaunch' of Yeovil maternity services expected in October

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00:00A final decision on the relaunch of maternity services at Yeovil Hospital will be taken as

00:06early as October, Somerset Health bosses have confirmed. The Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

00:13temporarily closed the special care baby unit and inpatient maternity service at Yeovil Hospital

00:19on May 19, due to concerns about the safety, quality and fragility of the paediatric service

00:26on the site. The NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board has now confirmed that a further review

00:33will take place in October to set some dates for the reopening of these services.