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Statement confirms every Whittington doctor opposed to A&E closure
 | | Save Our A&E |
A STATEMENT has been issued on behalf of all doctors at the Whittington Hospital condemning any move to cut A&E services.
Doctors finally decided to make their voices heard after the future of their hospital was thrown into doubt by proposals set out by North Central London NHS, which is looking to save £560million by the financial year 2016/17.
The statement, issued by Dr Ben Timmis, chairman of the newly formed Whittington Hospital Support Committee, said: "Closure of the accident and emergency department would by necessity lead to the shutting down of all emergency medical and surgical services at the Whittington. We, the consultants of the Whittington Hospital, are completely committed to retaining a high quality full, 24/7 accident and emergency department at the Whittington.
"We have no doubt that retaining a full accident and emergency at the Whittington is in the best interests of the people in north central London."
It went on: "We are immensely proud of the excellent emergency services that we offer to our local people, and we are determined that they should continue."
For the statement in full read next week's Ham&High.
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