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The number of inpatient beds at two community hospitals could be cut by a third if proposals go ahead.
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed it is in the "very early" stages of a consultation to reduce beds at Frome Community Hospital from 24 to 16, with a similar number of beds under threat at West Mendip Hospital in Glastonbury.
The trust said it was looking at the "mix and balance" of its community services after an "increase" in people being cared for at home.
However, MP for Frome and East Somerset Anna Sabine has set up a petition to stop what she described as "short-sighted" proposals, which she claimed could also see a number of job cuts.
