Defend the Whittington Hospital Coalition

Welcome to the DWHC site

Who we are:

Defend the Whittington Hospital is a coalition of community groups, local
political parties, trade unions, and residents. The coalition was established
in 2010, saving the Whittington A&E, and possibly the hospital itself from
closure.

We attribute our success to an extensive campaign: a
tremendous 5,000 strong march, a petition containing 17,000 signatures
(largely obtained on a one-to-one basis on the streets) and our lobbying
from top to bottom.

What we stand for:

We won our campaign, but believe there is an ongoing threat to all health
services both locally and nationwide, with the current Health and Social
Care Bill and the proposed cuts programmes for health and social care.



We are campaigning for:

• The Health and Social Care Bill being killed in its entirety
• Privatisation of all health services being stopped
• The enormous cuts in Mental Health Services being cancelled
• The cuts in Adult Social Care being blocked
• All disability and incapacity allowances being restored