Mr Overton is to return to work at Withybush Hospital on Monday

Consultant gynaecologist Chris Overton said he had "no regrets" about going public with his views and said he remained concerned.

Mr Overton, 45, was backed by 23 other doctors after he handed out leaflets on changes at the Pembrokeshire hospital.

On Friday, the NHS trust said it had resolved the matter of Mr Overton's suspension but would make no comment.

It appears that the gynaecology services are being affected Chris Overton

Mr Overton, a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology, is due to be back on the wards on Monday 7 February.

He had been investigated by hospital managers after he distributed leaflets in January to shoppers in Haverfordwest. He claimed management were intent on closing wards "thus reducing nursing costs at the expense of patient care".

He also raised concern about care for women with gynaecological problems and warned that obstetric services could be moved to Carmarthen and Swansea.

Then, earlier this week, he was backed by 23 other doctors at the hospital who signed a letter to the Western Telegraph newspaper criticising levels of service in a new all-women ward.

The doctors called for Mr Overton's suspension to end and bed capacity returned "to an adequate number, reversing all the ward closures".

The 23 doctors sent a letter to the Western Telegraph newspaper

Speaking after the news of his reinstatement, Mr Overton said: "I am still concerned.

"From the information that's been coming out of the hospital, it appears that the gynaecology services are being affected by the loss of the bed capacity and the closure of Ward Two.

"The only pressures that cause problems is the lack of spare bed capacity within the hospital."

"There were a great deal of internal discussion within the hospital but unfortunately, the ward closure was not going to be changed.

"I felt that I had to inform the public, the people of Pembrokeshire, that they were losing a valuable service in Ward Two."

'A one-bed reduction'

Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust has declined to comment further.

Earlier this week Chief Executive of Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust Frank O'Sullivan, said: "Clearly if the concerns are right, then we need to act very quickly to address them.

"I think the point to remember in all this...is that there has been a one bed reduction in gynaecology.

"Many of the concerns expressed by staff are issues that won't have come about as a result of the move."

The trust had said it was taking seriously all the claims made by staff and would respond urgently if they were true.