TORY leader David Cameron has pledged to save Altrincham General's maternity unit - even though the hospital does not provide this service.
Mr Cameron this week launched a campaign to save 29 district hospitals that he claimed were threatened with the axe.
Altrincham General was one of the hospitals listed in a Conservative research paper to support Mr Cameron's case.
But Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust says it can't understand why Altrincham is among the hospitals he is campaigning for.
A spokesman for the trust said: "It is misguided for Altrincham General to be included in any such list. Altrincham General does not have maternity services so we are bemused why it is included."
Altrincham General has a minor injuries unit, which has just expanded to open seven days a week.
The service's weekday opening hours were extended in November - leading to a 60 per cent increase in the number of patients being treated.
Trafford Healthcare Trust's spokesman added: "Far from closing services we are expanding them."
Mr Cameron later claimed the document had meant to name Trafford General Hospital, and not Altrincham General. A region-wide review of maternity services could result in the closure of Trafford General's maternity unit, special care baby unit and children's ward, over the next three to five years.
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