A campaign is starting this week to monitor the effects of closing the accident and emergency department at Guy's Hospital, south London. Guy's Watch claims that the closure, in September, will prove 'disastrous'. A spokesperson for Guy's and St Thomas's trust said that Southwark health authority had already invested in uprgrading casualty departments 'at neighbouring hospitals'.
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