Submitted on Sunday 19th February 2017
Rejected on Tuesday 28th February 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Don't close the Darlington and North Tees A&Es.
As you already know, the Government has created a list of possible A&E closures/downgrades. Among this list were the A&Es in Darlington and Stockton-On-Tees. With the closure of these A&Es, there would be a massive influx of patients on the A&E in James Cook (Middlesbrough). We cannot allow this.
https://www.hsj.co.uk/revealed-24-aes-could-be-closed-or-downgraded/7015378.article
http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/health/the-full-list-of-the-24-a-e-units-marked-for-closure-1-7822357
The A&E in Hartlepool has already been closed, so James Cook would have a possible influx of patients from both Stockton-On-Tees and Darlington. Our A&Es are under enough strain as it is, don't allow this problem to become worse by closing down/downgrading these to A&Es as well.
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There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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