Protesters have gathered outside Huddersfield Town Hall ahead of a council meeting to discuss the future of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
The scrutiny panel meeting - which starts at 10.30am - will make a decision on whether to press ahead with plans to close the hospital A&E.
The panel is made up of eight councillors (four from Kirklees, four from Calderdale) and will decide whether to allow the Right Care Right Time Right Place plan to proceed.
The proposal would see the demolition of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and the building of a much smaller hospital on an adjacent site.
It would have an urgent care centre but no emergency care unit.
Emergency care would be centralised at an expanded Calderdale Royal Hospital.
We will be bringing you live updates from the meeting and protests outside.
Key Events
WATCH: Reactions as decision to refer decision to Jeremy Hunt is discussed
Let’s wrap this up with a video - here’s what different people had to say on the decision made today.
Karl Deitch, other campaigners and our own reporter Dave Himelfield have their say on the implications of today’s decision and what it could mean for HRI’s future.
What the proposals mean
This is what could happen at HRI if the plans go ahead - there will be 100s of jobs and beds lost
Cheers and applause
This is how the campaigners reacted to some of the points being raised in the meeting
Contempt
Our reporter Dave Himelfield is watching the meeting and said there was a huge applause as panel member Councillor Chris Pearson accused CCG bosses of treating the scrutiny process with contempt.
Campaigners watching the live feed
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Transparency
Not sure campaigners can ever be won over if the full detail is not made available for scrutiny