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26/02/2014
Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust To Be Scrapped
The Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust is to be scrapped, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
The trust has been in administration since April when it was condemned by watchdog Monitor as "unsustainable".
The Trust's two hospitals are to remain open but the majority of services are to be moved to other facilities.
Announcing the closure, Mr Hunt said that the move would "secure the safe and high-quality services that the people of Stafford deserve".
Opponents of the decision have pledged to challenge the Health Secretary in court.
(MH/JP)
The trust has been in administration since April when it was condemned by watchdog Monitor as "unsustainable".
The Trust's two hospitals are to remain open but the majority of services are to be moved to other facilities.
Announcing the closure, Mr Hunt said that the move would "secure the safe and high-quality services that the people of Stafford deserve".
Opponents of the decision have pledged to challenge the Health Secretary in court.
(MH/JP)
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