This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Keep Cheltenham A&E department open.
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Save Cheltenham General Hospital A&E from closing because the nearest hospital is 10 miles away in Gloucester.
Local people need this A&E department in CGH, Gloucester is busy enough already, adding patients to this by closing Cheltenham A&E will only cause more pain, suffering or unnecessary death and expense of discharged in the early hours, a taxi from GRH back to Cheltenham is around £25/£30.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can only accept petitions which call for actions that are the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament. This would be a decision for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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