Mike Farrar, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents managers, said he was "absolutely convinced that the hospitals in these cases will have taken swift action to improve the levels of service and indeed the levels of staffing on those wards".

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Nicole Targett, corporate communications manager for Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, said fire authority's plans were "part of a county-wide programme to improve levels of fire cover where it is most needed".

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