THE future of Fairfield Hospital's maternity and children's services is set to change dramatically within the next five years. Here are the services that will stay - and those to be axed.

TO STAY.

l Community Children's Nursing Teams providing care closer to home so children can spend less time in hospital.

l Sub specialities for children. For example: asthma, diabetes and epilepsy.

l Out patients.

l Day case surgery.

l Accident & Emergency (A&E) services.

l Child-friendly Observation and Assessment units located next to A&E staffed by clinicians with paediatric skills.

l Child and adolescent mental health services.

l Antenatal and postnatal care.

l Gynaecology outpatients and inpatient surgery.

TO GO.

l Delivery of baby in hospital.

l Neonatal intensive care.

l Surgery on young children.

l Major gynaecology inpatient surgery.