By Rashleigh MacFarlane A Minor Injury Unit in North Cornwall is to close, overnight, with effect from tomorrow (Friday.) The decision has alarmed health campaigners who have spent most of…
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If the experience of Dartmouth, on the other side of the Tamar but part of the grander NHS, is an indication of how this might develop, there will be an interval before the minor injuries unit is closed permanently because of ‘lack of staff, although the search for suitable staff is being vigorously pursued.’ The MIU will stay closed and then, after strong denial of ‘unjustified rumours’, the entire community hospital will close. BHP