Instead of building a large acute services building that was approved by cabinet - it is now going to redevelop the hospital in what's being called a "phased approach". But there are big questions brewing about the time frame and the cost, while staffing shortages in other hospitals are forcing their part-time closure, Samantha Gee reports.
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