(2) which primary care trusts are (a) reviewing and (b) consulting on the provision of (i) acute services, (ii) accident and emergency provision and (iii) maternity provision in their areas.
Any proposals for the reconfiguration of services are a matter for the national health service locally.
There is a well established and well understood process for managing formal public consultations on proposals for major service change so that the public and other stakeholders can help to inform the local debate.