Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said the alterations are part of a “test of change” to improve patient care, experience and outcomes and increase efficiency.
But Harris said NHS bosses were using Cirencester Hospital as “dumping ground” for endless “trials and cuts”, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
Citing what he said had been a lack of public consultation, he added: “There is simply no confidence that this six-month ‘pause’ won’t become permanent by default.”
Harris is calling on NHS Gloucestershire to guarantee that all services currently paused will be reinstated after the trial period.
“Rather than downgrading services in Cirencester, we should be investing in our community hospitals to keep care close to home and take the pressure off the larger acute hospitals,” he said.