Save Queen Margaret Hospital!
Online petition to try and save Queen Margaret Hospital.
The plan is to cut the A&E department, which has saved the lives of many critically ill patients. The date of closure is 11th January 2012 so there is plenty of time to protest! All emergency patients will have to be taken to the Vic in Kirkcaldy, which WILL put lives at risk.
If the A&E closes who knows what will be next - we may completely lose the hospital.
At the moment Dunfermline has the only functioning A&E, Kirkcaldy is closed, and NHS Fife has already said this is a struggle, with a large number of patients and more beds being filled. When this swaps, Kirkcaldy will simply feel the pressure. How can this be seen as an acceptable, permanent measure.
This may been seen as a cut to save money, but at the expense of people's safety! Imagine a serious accident, stroke, heart attack - the time spent getting to the Vic, could have been spent at Queen Margaret saving you, or your loved one. Imagine there's problems on the Dual Carriageway... more time...
Save Queen Margaret Hospital!
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