huddersfield royal infirmary is situated in lindley. medical services are split between there and the calderdale royal hospital at salterhebble, near halifax. kirkwood hospice provides care for the terminally ill, and is dependent on donations and charitable gifts. princess royal hospital provided maternity facilities until the risks of not being able to get an ambulance to a&e in the event of complications were judged to outweigh the benefits of specialist service provision. it now functions as a day clinic, family planning consultation centre and gum clinic. a decision to move most maternity services provided by the calderdale & huddersfield nhs foundation trust to the calderdale royal hospital ended the provision in 2007, despite strong local opposition. the campaign was led by save huddersfield nhs which elected a councillor, dr jackie grunsell in the crosland moor ward. in january 2016 plans were announced to close the a&e department of huddersfield royal infirmary and have all emergency cases go to calderdale royal instead. this sparked uproar in local communities as it would mean journeys from some areas of over 40 minutes to and from the hospital assuming that the main road into halifax was not congested, as it frequently is.