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To: NHSE South West
Save 4 Plymouth GP Practices
Stop the closure of 4 local GP practices, Cumberland, St Barnabas, Saltash Road and Hyde Park
Why is this important?
These four practices set to be closed are all in the worst off areas of the city. These changes will certainly widen the already huge health inequalities in the city. NHS England say that small practices are "unsustainable" and that there is nothing that can be done to keep them open.
This is wrong and based on a "market" view of healthcare. Instead NHSE must work with communities and providers to find innovative ways to keep GP surgeries viable in the areas of greatest need.
The decision has been made without the without proper consultation, important decisions such as this should take patients and communities voices into account.
