Huddersfield Royal Infirmary: A&E move a step closer

A proposal to close Huddersfield’s A&E department has moved a step closer after health groups voted unanimously in favour of the plan.

The plan would see all emergency acute and high-risk planned care moved to Halifax’s Calderdale Royal Hospital.

The Greater Huddersfield and Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) met in the town to vote on the Right Care Right Time Right Place proposal.

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary would be demolished and a new hospital built. It would be developed at Acre Mill, Huddersfield, but with no A&E department.

The decision was met with an angry response from campaigners at the meeting at the Cedar Court Hotel in Ainley Top.

Both CCG groups voted unanimously to approve the recommendations, with shouts of “You’re a disgrace” and “Shame on you” from the public seating area.

Full story BBC News, 20 October 2016