By Simon Bristow The Save Bridlington Hospital Campaign Action Group, is now working with a Hull-based solicitors to help patients tackle potential claims against Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust.Campaigners say they expect problems to arise following last week's decision by Health Secretary Alan Johnson to downgrade services at Bridlington Hospital.The Hull West and Hessle MP backed controversial plans by the trust to transfer all emergency medical admissions and cardiac monitoring from Bridlington to Scarborough Hospital, which is expected to be completed in three months.Clinical negligence specialist Simon Wilson, of Neil Hudgell Solicitors, will offer advice and act on a no-win, no-fee basis if any claims are pursued.Campaign chairman Mick Pilling said: "We have been in talks with Simon Wilson and we have arranged for any patients having a claim against the trust to contact Simon or me direct, and all information will be treated with the strictest confiden

THE UK'S biggest union has issued a rallying cry ahead of a protest march to try to save services at a crisis-hit hospital.

BRITAIN'S largest trade union has expressed its outrage at the sudden closure of a 29-bed ward at a crisis-hit Yorkshire hospital.

AN East Yorkshire hospital could be left without any doctors from August, worried staff said yesterday. The news follows revelations in the Yorkshire Post that Bridlington Hospital is to cease training junior doctors, following a decision by the Yorkshire Deanery which oversees their training.

AN East Yorkshire MP has urged independent experts deciding the future of Bridlington Hospital to listen to the town's united voice. A panel of experts is visiting the town to hear views on plans to move the cardiac monitoring unit to Scarborough Hospital.