Doctors at remote Devon hospital get ‘crash course’ after maternity unit shut
Rising2 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days - a further 1 report reprinted copy already published elsewhere
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 11 Aug, 12:07Doctors at remote Devon hospital get ‘crash course’ after maternity unit shut1 outlet
- 19 Aug, 13:19Medical director of vital NHS trust resigns over closed maternity wing2 outlets
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Tue, 11 August 2026peak 2 reports on Wed, 19 August 2026Wed, 19 August 2026
What it is about
DoctorsNorth Devon district hospitalExeterBarnstapleVanessa PurdayRebekah HesterSam HigginsonKaren DaviesGill WaltonFoundation TrustRoyal College Of MidwivesRoyal Devon University HealthcareGoogleDevon County Council Devon County CouncilIlfracombe, Devon, United KingdomBarnstaple, Devon, United KingdomUnited KingdomExeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 2 original reports, 1 reprint
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World12:07
Staff at North Devon district hospital given training in difficult births in case mothers-to-be cannot get to Exeter Doctors at one of England’s remotest hospitals have been given a “crash course” in birth emergencies after its maternity unit was shut and as fears grow that the safety of women and babies may be put at risk. From Tuesday, the maternity service at North Devon district hospital (NDDH) in Barnstaple has been suspended indefinitely owing to staff shortages, leaving many pregnant...
Wed, 19 August 2026
1 report- aol.co.uk13:19first to report
Dr Karen Davies said she was stepping down from Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (RDUH) because she could not "support the way the trust has handled, and is handling, the maternity situation" at Barnstaple hospital
1 reprint
- mirror.co.uk19 Aug, 13:19their copy