A petition has been launched to restore normal opening hours at the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Andover War Memorial Hospital. Earlier this year, Hampshire Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust reduced the MIU's opening hours by more than half, blaming a temporary staff shortage. Jenny Bowie’s 14-year-old granddaughter, Dani, suffered nasty bruising to her hand during a fall shortly before 3pm on Saturday, June 4. The trust said it was "disappointed" that patients were still being turned away from its emergency department and had asked for an urgent meeting with NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens.
A petition has been launched to restore normal opening hours at the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Andover War Memorial Hospital. Earlier this year, Hampshire Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust reduced the MIU's opening hours by more than half, blaming a temporary staff shortage. The trust said it was "disappointed" that patients were still being turned away from its emergency department and had asked for an urgent meeting with NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens.