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We will stop the forced closure of a&e and maternity wards, so that people have better access to local services, and give mothers a real choice over where to have their baby, with nhS funding following their decisions. We will create local ‘maternity networks’ to ensure that mothers can safely access the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
Chase farm hospital is about to lose its A/E dept in an enforced closure so much for that then.  |
erm ....it's not a forced government closure ,it was recommended to the government by the IRP (Independent Reconfiguration Panel),i would assume because of the main A&E at Barnet a couple of miles down the road
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The IRP – a panel of doctors, NHS managers and lay members – recently told Lansley that, in their view, "the status quo has real downside risk in terms of the current safety and sustainability of local services". Lansley said the experts' judgment left him with no alternative but to endorse their recommendations.
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