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A&E access restriction is putting lives at risk
The NHS cuts and privatisation agenda is continuing apace – it must be resisted, warns HELEN O’CONNOR

ACCIDENT & emergency departments and GPs are the two places that most of the British public know they can go to get assessment and treatment if they are sick or injured. 

These two services are the gateway to the NHS and the gates are being slowly shut. 

A new scheme for A&E departments is currently being trialled across London which urges the public to dial 111 if they think they need “urgent treatment but not treatment for a life-threatening condition.” 

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