London borough loses judicial review over A&E department closure – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 13th, 2013 in hospitals, judicial review, local government, news by tracey

“A High Court judge has rejected a council’s legal challenge over plans to close an accident and emergency department at a local hospital. The London Borough of Enfield had sought to challenge the decision by the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey clinical commissioning groups (the ‘CCGs’) and the Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust to close the A&E department at Chase Farm Hospital with effect from 9 December this year.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th November 2013

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk