Garston, Hertfordshire scheduled to close in 2018. Garston, Hertfordshire Garston is a village in Hertfordshire, England. Garston is contiguous with Watford and now, despite retaining a local identity, is effectively a suburb. It is within the Stanborough, Woodside and Meriden wards of the borough of Watford, although a small number of its streets are in Hertsmere. The Building Research Establishment has its headquarters within Garston. Garston has several large secondary schools including St Michael's Catholic High School, Parmiter's School and Francis Combe Academy. Garston railway station on the Abbey line is served by West Midlands Trains services. Arriva London operate a bus
Healthcare in Hertfordshire the county was divided into three Health authorities: East and North Hertfordshire; North West Hertfordshire; South West Hertfordshire. Regional Health Authorities were reorganised and renamed Strategic Health Authorities in 2002. Hertfordshire was under Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire SHA. In 2006 regions were again reorganised and Hertfordshire came under NHS East of England until that was abolished in 2013. There was one Primary Care Trust for the area. In October 2017 the two CCGs decided that obese patients “will not get non‐urgent surgery until they reduce their weight” unless there are “exceptional circumstances” and Smokers would not be referred for non-urgent surgery