FEARS for the future of the stroke unit at Westbury Hospital are growing as health bosses continue to try to find the necessary medical cover.
The unit, which cares for stroke victims from across west Wiltshire, closed temporarily on January 2 because the Primary Care Trust could not find a new clinical assistant.
The trust has said this week negotiations are ongoing to find a replacement specialist, but campaigners are growing concerned over the length of time it is taking.
Jenny Clements, chairman of the Friends of the Westbury Community Hospital, said: "Obviously the longer it goes on the more worried and concerned we are becoming.
"Sometimes we think that maybe no news is good news but if it carries on any longer the doubts will certainly become stronger.
"I have heard nothing from them apart from they are still looking for a replacement. We will keep campaigning until it is re-opened."
A spokesman for the PCT said: "It is a priority of the West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust to get this unit reopened and we are optimistic a resolution will be found shortly."
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