Women calls for maternity services return after emergency transfer

Dr Gray's hospital was downgraded due to a staff shortage and was intended to last for a year

A pregnant woman who needed an emergency transfer from hospital in Elgin to Inverness, 40 miles away, has urged NHS Grampian to recruit more consultants.

Campaigners say it’s the latest in a series of scares focussed on the Moray maternity unit, which was downgraded five years ago due to a lack of staff.

The health authority says a consultant-led maternity service could be reinstated by 2026.

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