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Limousin October 2015 - Issue #72
Health authorities deny A&E closures A recent report has suggested that any A&E departments servicing fewer than 10,000 patients annually should be closed in order to transfer specialists to busier hospitals. The move would see two departments in the Limousin under threat. activity”. Le Figaro highlighted the cases of 6 departments that had to temporarily close across France this summer, predominantly at night, due to a lack of specialists. By closing departments that see fewer than 10,000 patients per year, it is being argued that medical professionals can be concentrated at fewer, larger departments. Under these conditions the services at St-Yrieixla-Perche (9,000 patients in 2014) and Aubusson (5,600 patients) appeared under threat, although regional health authorities were quick to rule out any closures.
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here was concern in the region recently when Le Figaro ran an article suggesting that 67 A&E departments (urgences) across the country could face closure due to a lack of specialists and low patient numbers. Two of these were the A&E services at Aubusson (Creuse) and St-Yrieix-la-Perche (Haute-Vienne). The fears were based on a report for the health ministry which suggested “reviewing” the status of A&E departments with low patient numbers “to avoid the wasted presence of doctors at locations of low
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