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Mr. Aitken
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what periodic ward closures are planned in the Canterbury and Thanet Health District as a result of the curtailment of nursing services; if she will list the number of weeks for planned closures for each ward at each hospital in the district; and what will be the overall percentage reduction in the number of beds available in the forthcoming year.
Dr. Owen
The Canterbury and Thanet district management team are still considering the local implications of the increased annual leave for nurses recommended by the Halsbury Committee of Inquiry.