Half a million people will be left 20 miles from their nearest A&E under ‘deeply worrying’ plans to cut two neighbouring casualty units. The imminent threats are to the A&Es in Milton Keynes and Bedford, which between them serve at least 500,000 people in an area with a fast-growing population. GPs have drawn up the cost-cutting plans as they face a £30 million black hole in their NHS finances. The A&E in Milton Keynes is facing closure in 'crazy' plans to help plug a £30 million hole in NHS finances If both units close, emergency patients will have to go to Northampton, Kettering or Luton for life-saving treatment. All are at least 20 miles away from both towns.
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Half a million people will be left 20 miles from nearest A&E under new cuts
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Plans blasted as 'absolutely crazy' by candidate for Milton Keynes South
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Latest closures mean there are 16 units across England facing the axe
Right now we are in the middle of a summer @placeholder crisis in Milton Keynes, with record numbers turning up.