Labour is putting together plans for hospital closures in a bid to save £2bn. It wants to use the money for free dental checks, less treatment rationing and better salaries for doctors and nurses.
It would mean closing or merging hospitals where similar facilities are offered on more than one site.
Labour’s spokesman on Scottish affairs George Robertson has already told the NHS trusts running hospitals in Scotland to “start immediate consultations” on reducing their numbers from 45 to 25.
- The Independent 24/03/97 page 1
