A COUPLE who desperately want a baby together say they have been given fresh hope after people donated almost £4,000 online so they could resume fertility treatment. Klara Halpin and Craig Longstaff set up an online fundraising campaign after spending all their savings on an unsuccessful course of IVF last year. The couple, from Bishop Auckland, did not qualify for free IVF treatment from the NHS so turned to a private clinic, which has cost them about £10,000 so far. After one chemical pregnancy and a miscarriage and with their money running out they appealed to the County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group for NHS treatment – backed by MP Dehenna Davison – but lost.
Health boss denies Shotley Bridge Hospital renovation will harm NHS services elsewhere
Extra cash being given to the County Durham hospital is raising questions about the future of other neighbouring hospitals
06:00, 9 FEB 2021
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A multi-million pound overhaul of a County Durham hospital will not threaten services elsewhere in the county, NHS bosses have promised.