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The NHS walk-in centers in London are popular with many because you can get treatment for minor ailments without having to wait weeks for an appointment with a general practitioner.
Yet cost pressures are pushing the NHS to review these cherished centers in many parts of the capital.
It was reported in 2018 that 95 walk-in centers had closed across the country since 2010, with more to follow.
The latest casualty could be the Parsons Green Walk-In Center in Fulham, which could close in late March, according to NHS documents.
Local health activists say it is used well and that it takes pressure off the A&E department of Charing Cross Hospital. In 2018, the walk-in center saw nearly 25,000 cases.
https://gotechdaily.com/fulham-nhs-walk-in-center-used-by-25000-is-expected-to-close/
I have never understood the logic (if there is any) in closing walk-in centres, they are such obvious facilities to keep people out of A&E 🙄
Yet cost pressures are pushing the NHS to review these cherished centers in many parts of the capital.
It was reported in 2018 that 95 walk-in centers had closed across the country since 2010, with more to follow.
The latest casualty could be the Parsons Green Walk-In Center in Fulham, which could close in late March, according to NHS documents.
Local health activists say it is used well and that it takes pressure off the A&E department of Charing Cross Hospital. In 2018, the walk-in center saw nearly 25,000 cases.
https://gotechdaily.com/fulham-nhs-walk-in-center-used-by-25000-is-expected-to-close/
I have never understood the logic (if there is any) in closing walk-in centres, they are such obvious facilities to keep people out of A&E 🙄
