NHS Confirms Plan To Move Children’s A&E From Ormskirk

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Health leaders say the move would create a twenty four hour children’s emergency department in Southport alongside the existing adult service. The decision follows months of consultation, though some residents preferred keeping the service in Ormskirk.

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00:00NHS leaders have confirmed plans to move children's accident and emergency services from Omskirk

00:07Hospital to Southport Hospital, extending the Southport unit to a 24-hour service alongside

00:13the existing adult department. The decision was made on 13 March by health board leaders.

00:21More than 5,000 people responded to a consultation with mixed views across the area. Some residents

00:28had backed keeping the children's A&E in Omskirk. Health leaders say the decision followed

00:33detailed clinical and financial evidence and public feedback. They stress Omskirk Hospital

00:39will remain open and say the change could take at least three years to deliver.

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