NHS figures on change - The Times 25th September 2007

THE “politically sensitive” debate over hospital reconfiguration could become even more sensitive with the publication of a new report, Health Service Journal (Sept 20) suggests. A study by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, commissioned by the Department of Health, backs proposals to reconfigure specialist services such as paediatrics and obstetrics. It says that centralising services that deliver complex treatment results in better outcomes.

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