Centre Fails to Take Strain so It'll Be Closed ; a Minor Injuries Centre Will Close at the End of June Because It has Not Reduced the Strain On Hospital Emergency Departments.

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A minor injuries centre will close at the end of June because it has not reduced the strain on hospital emergency departments.

The service at St Thomas Health Centre, in Cowick Street, opened last May for people with minor ailments, such as cuts and sprains. They would otherwise have been treated at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.

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Centre Fails to Take Strain so It'll Be Closed ; a Minor Injuries Centre Will Close at the End of June Because It has Not Reduced the Strain On Hospital Emergency Departments.

But despite an increase in the number of patients using the service, Devon Primary Care Trust has d...

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