HC Deb 05 July 1976 vol 914 cc441-2W
Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the closures of casualty and accident and emergency departments in each area health authority over the last six months; for how long each was closed; and what were the main reasons for each closure.

Dr. Owen

The period in question includes a time when the service was affected by junior doctors industrial action and it would not be possible to obtain the information except at disproportionate time and cost.

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