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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Urgent call for mental health beds in Westminster after closure of local hospital during pandemic

Councillors and an MP have demanded the urgent return of acute mental health beds in Westminster after the closure of a hospital during the Covid pandemic left residents travelling several miles away for treatment.

The Gordon Hospital, which contained 51 inpatient beds, was closed “temporarily” in March 2020 to keep patients and staff safe amid the rapid spread of the virus but has still not reopened nearly four years later.

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