Why were hospital beds cut?

Re the pressures at Scarborough Hospital and the beds only for the '˜acutely ill'.

Why did they ever cut down on beds in the first place, and what about turning away the drinkers and smokers away, who have created their own problems.

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Scarborough Hospital

Jean Thornton

Church Street

Whitby

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