Rejected petition Stop the closure of our A & E departments

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I want the government to prevent the closure of multiple a & e departments across the country. This is so that patient's lives will not be placed at risk by long distance travelling to the nearest a and e department.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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Please see: Closures of A&E NHS departments across the UK

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Date submitted 23 September 2012
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