Table 2.

Case study details

Name of case	Population served by affected services	Area type	Change proposed	Change process outcome
Wales A	50–100,000	Rural	Removal of services and Accident & Emergency	Change abandoned
Wales B	Under 50,000	Rural	Removal of minor injuries and services including inpatient beds	Change partially implemented
Northern Ireland A	50–100,000	Urban	Closure of minor injuries unit	Change implemented
Northern Ireland B	Under 50,000	Semi-urban	Closure of specialist unit and Accident & Emergency	Change abandoned
England A	250,000–500,000	Urban	Closure of Accident & Emergency	Change abandoned
England B	500,000–1 million	Predominantly rural	Downgrade multiple Accident & Emergency to minor injuries units. Build new hospital	Change implemented
Scotland A	1 million +	Urban	Closure of multiple acute hospitals. Build new hospital	Change implemented
Scotland B	Under 50,000	Rural	Removal of inpatient beds and reduce Accident & Emergency to minor injuries service	Change ongoing with continuing contention