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NHS Trafford General hospital's A&E department is to close, the health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
The first NHS hospital, from where the health service was launched in 1948, will have A&E services removed between midnight and 8am, and for the rest of the time the unit will be downgraded to an urgent care centre. It will eventually be downgraded to a minor injuries unit.
Emergency surgery will no longer be provided at the site and the intensive care unit will shut.
The move prompted a furious reaction from local campaigners and councillors, who have appealed to Hunt to review the decision, saying they were concerned the plans were "principally financially motivated" and could put pressure on other hospital sites.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ae-to-close-jeremy-hunt-confirms-8703151.html
The first NHS hospital, from where the health service was launched in 1948, will have A&E services removed between midnight and 8am, and for the rest of the time the unit will be downgraded to an urgent care centre. It will eventually be downgraded to a minor injuries unit.
Emergency surgery will no longer be provided at the site and the intensive care unit will shut.
The move prompted a furious reaction from local campaigners and councillors, who have appealed to Hunt to review the decision, saying they were concerned the plans were "principally financially motivated" and could put pressure on other hospital sites.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ae-to-close-jeremy-hunt-confirms-8703151.html