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Removing emergency surgery will create 'domino effect', campaigners warn

  • Hundreds packed Coleraine Town Hall to oppose plans to move emergency general surgery from Causeway to Antrim, with locals and politicians warning it could trigger further cuts.
  • Residents fear longer travel times in emergencies — and say losing EGS would make Causeway less attractive for other services and investment.
  • The Northern Health Trust says the change (still subject to the health minister's sign-off) aims to provide a safer, more sustainable service while keeping Causeway as an elective and diagnostic hub.
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