PLANS to cut A&E admissions at Colchester General Hospital by 10 per cent have been unveiled.
NHS bosses say a growing and ageing population means north Essex’s emergency care system “cannot continue”.
It comes days after we revealed Colchester General Hospital’s A&E department missed its treatment target for three consecutive months.
The plan includes:
* Building an urgent care centre at the front of the A&E department to sift out patients in a non-serious condition
* Extending GP opening hours from 8am until 8pm
* GPs offering more phone consultations, Skype appointments and online booking
For a special report, see Tuesday's Gazette
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