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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Bill Bowkett

MP outrage at NHS over 'unfair' closure of only maternity unit in London borough with highest birthrate

An MP and midwives have launched a scathing attack on NHS chiefs over the abrupt closure of the only maternity unit in the borough with the highest birthrate in London.

Campaigners have warned that shutting the Barking Birth Centre puts women at risk and erodes public trust.

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