Health campaigners are making one final push in their fight to protect services at an East Riding hospital.

Campaigners working to stop proposed cuts at Bridlington Hospital are asking the town's residents to make their views known.

People have until Friday to send their views to Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust as part of a public consultation on the hospital's future.

In its consultation document - titled A Future Role for Bridlington Hospital - the trust is proposing options which could see cuts made to acute medical services, maternity services and coronary care.

Mick Pilling, chairman of the Save Bridlington Hospital Campaign Action Group , today urged people to tell the trust they wanted no change to services.

He said: "We believe choosing option one - no change - is the way forward because the removal of any services from this rural area would have a dramatic effect on its residents.

"I would urge everyone to send back the consultation form asking for services to stay as they are."

Last week, East Riding councillors gave their support to campaigners, calling for no change to services. Speaking at a council cabinet meeting, deputy leader Councillor Jonathan Owen, said: "There are huge financial problems within the health service, but that is not what we are here to represent.

"We are here to represent the residents of the East Riding.

"The hospital offers services at a level that probably won't meet the future requirements of the town and there is talk of reducing them further."

Members of the council's NHS overview and scrutiny committee also said they supported no change in services.

Chairman Cllr Rowan Blake-James said: "There have been a huge number of public meetings and a petition of 22,500 signatures opposing cuts.

"There can be no doubt the views and aspirations of the community are not being met by these proposals."

Mr Pilling said the group will be launching a car sticker campaign in the town on Thursday.

All responses to the consultation must reach the trust by noon on Friday.

A spokesman for the trust said: "They (the consultation comments) will all be considered by the trust's board as part of the decision-making process."

The board will decide on the outcome at a public meeting on April 3 at 2pm at Bridlington Leisure World.

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