Badging urgent care as ‘A&E local’ is ‘risk to patient safety’, advisers tell government

Princess Royal Hospital - Main Entrance, Telford

A government advisory panel has warned against badging urgent care centres as “A&E local”, something previously proposed by ministers and included in a controversial hospital reconfiguration plan.

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