Claim: One in six A&E; units in England are set to be closed or downgraded.
Fact-check: How many A&Es are going to close? - Full Fact
Verdict: these figures are mostly speculative at present. research has shown this many could be closed or downgraded based on their current plans. at the moment we only know for definite that about a quarter of these will be closed or downgraded.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2017-02-08T00:00:00