GBBBC News England
Health boss resigns over maternity unit closure
NHS bosses decline to say when a birthing unit in north Devon will reopen following staff shortages.
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- 19 Aug 2026, 09:31 UTC
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- Publisher
- BBC News England
- Country
- England / United Kingdom
- Source published
- 19 Aug 2026, 08:57 UTC
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NHS bosses decline to say when a birthing unit in north Devon will reopen following staff shortages.
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Health boss resigns over maternity unit closure
NHS bosses decline to say when a birthing unit in north Devon will reopen following staff shortages.
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- #26
- Observed
- 19 Aug 2026, 09:31 UTC
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- news-ledger/0.1
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