THE new emergency unit at the Royal United Hospital is to be discussed by members of the Bath and District Community Health Council at a public meeting on Tuesday.

The plans for the unit will be considered and initial results of a survey of patient views will be taken into account.

Also on the agenda are the traffic problems at the hospital, health authority plans for the area and the hospital's recent performance.

The meeting will be held at Kelso Villas, Upper Bristol Road in Bath at 10am.