8,000 sign petition over breast cancer surgery move at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital
More than 8,000 people have signed a petition to keep breast surgery at New Cross Hospital.
Bosses plan to move all non-emergency surgery to Cannock as part of a £30m takeover. But members of the Breast Cancer Action and Support Group say they are horrified at the move and want to keep breast surgery at New Cross.
They have collected signatures at supermarkets, a Wolves game, from the city centre and outside the Light House Media Centre.
Members will present the signature to Maxine Espley, director of planning and contracting for the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Dr Dan de Rosa, chair of Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
Jean Hancox, chair of the support group, said: "The general reaction to our campaign has been extremely supportive.
"But hardly anyone knew of these plans to move surgery to Cannock.
"We had people queueing up to sign it and many said the plans were disgraceful."
A consultation on the plans is still ongoing. It will see patients taken to Cannock on shuttle buses and is designed to free up space at New Cross for emergency work.
