Leanne Wood Assembly Member for the Rhondda

Rhondda AM Leanne Wood has asked a health board to extend the period they are investigating maternity services at a hospital following a number of incidents.

The AM for Rhondda, the Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood, has thrown her support behind the campaign to keep the children’s ward open at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

Reacting to the news that some midwifery and children’s services will be removed from the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, Rhondda AM Leanne Wood said: “This is not shock news since this comes as a result of the final decision of the South Wales Programme in 2014.