The Advertiser found out people's opinions on Newark's Urgent Treatment Centre and its opening hours.
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00:07 In an ideal world, of course, it should be open 24 hours a day.
00:11 People don't just have accidents during the day, they have accidents at night as well.
00:17 But I understand the bad way the NHS is in, but yes, if we had a vote, I'd vote for it to be open 24 hours a day.
00:26 Never mind the buses to anywhere else.
00:29 But buses would be an alternative solution.
00:34 So, that's what I think.
00:36 And I agree with the boss, especially on our 51st wedding anniversary.
00:41 If they've got the staff for it, yes, because we're right on the A1 with all the accidents and everything like that.
00:48 And where has people got to go? Grantham's now closed, so it's a long drive either to Nottingham or Lincoln.
00:56 But I believe we're at Nottingham area, so it's Nottingham, Mansfield.
01:01 But yes, they're having the new operating theatre. Let's make it a better hospital for everybody.
01:08 I think it should be open 24 hours because, you know, people are ill or need treatment 24 hours of the day.
01:17 Well, there's more people in Newington than there was before, and they're not opening for the amount of people that are going to the doctors.
01:29 So the people that have been going a long, long time going to the same doctors, they can't get in.
01:35 Yes, it definitely should be open 24 hours. It's a big town. There are a lot of people who need it.
01:43 And how do you get to Mansfield or Lincoln or Nottingham if it is an emergency? You can't do it unless you happen to have transport.
01:55 So open it 24 hours. People in Newark and the surrounding villages need it.
02:02 I do think it should be open 24 hours. The nearest is either Kingsmill or Lincoln, which is a long way to go if you're ill and a long way to go if you've got no transport.
02:10 So Newark's getting bigger and bigger and bigger every day, so we need more facilities.
02:15 I think it should be 24 hours.
02:18 It definitely should be open 24 hours.
02:20 Because the town keeps expanding and it's a long way to go to the nearest A&E, which is either Lincoln or Nottingham, or Kingsmill.
02:31 Or Grantham.
02:32 No, Grantham's not full time, no. So you've got a long way to go if it's an emergency.
02:39 I've read the information for and against it, and I think that the present opening hours are perfectly adequate, and it shouldn't be open 24 hours.
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