Health professionals have recently completed a review of local services. These are the five options they have put forward for public discussion before the health professionals make a decision:

1. No change

2. A ‘major’ A&E at Huddersfield, minor injury/urgent care centres at both Halifax and Todmorden and Planned Care at Calderdale Royal

3. A ‘major’ A&E at Halifax, minor injury/urgent care centres at both Huddersfield and Todmorden and Planned Care at Huddersfield Royal

4. One or two major A&Es in West Yorkshire, backed up by a number of minor facilities

5. If none of these – what?

None of these options suggest a complete closure of Halifax A&E - it is in fact a much more complex issue that needs an open, sensible debate.