https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/stafford/ The latest Flip News stories on Stafford. en-GB Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:39:50 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/stafford-birthing-unit-closure/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/stafford-birthing-unit-closure/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The freestanding midwife-led birthing unit at County Hospital in Stafford will close permanently after the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board approved its shutdown, along with a second unit at Samuel Johnson Community Hospital in Lichfield. James Calloway NHS Stafford maternity hospital closure A Little Bit of Stone