NHS bombshell study: 'High risk of poor patient outcomes' from A&E cuts We reveal 11 more casualty unites are in danger - making 25 in total Thousands of readers respond to our petition to register their anger Read the stories behind the closures - and find out how YOU can stop them By David Rose and Jo Macfarlane Sweeping plans to close casualty departments carry a ‘code red’ risk of having a serious impact on patients’ health, a secret internal NHS study has revealed. The shocking disclosure comes in a risk-assessment dossier, prepared by officials pushing for the closure of four out of nine A&E units in North-West London and obtained by The Mail on Sunday.
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NHS bombshell study: 'High risk of poor patient outcomes' from A&E cuts
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We reveal 11 more casualty unites are in danger - making 25 in total
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Thousands of readers respond to our petition to register their anger
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Read the stories behind the closures - and find out how YOU can stop them
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The number of units which have already been closed or downgraded, or are facing such cuts reached 25.
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Almost 7,000 Mail on Sunday readers signed our petition to persuade Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to curb the shutdowns.
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More heartbreaking stories emerged from areas where A&Es have already closed – including the case of a retired ambulanceman who died from a heart attack having taken over an hour to get to hospital. More... Pictured: British soldier who had the Camp Bastion baby... She's 28 and joined Royal Artillery after captaining Fiji football team
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Pictured: British soldier who had the Camp Bastion baby... She's 28 and joined Royal Artillery after captaining Fiji football team
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For example, in adverts designed to persuade sceptical residents of the benefits of radical closures in North-West London, @placeholder bosses say it is a ‘myth’ that the cuts have been drawn up in order to save money.