Defend the Whittington Hospital Coalition

Recent Events

DECEMBER

Monday 5th December, 7pm

Planning Meeting
Whittington Community Centre, Yerbury Road, London N19

NOVEMBER

Tuesday 22nd November, 7.30pm

Public meeting at Archway Methodist Hall. N19 3TD

Don’t mess with our mental health.

OCTOBER

Monday 3rd October, 7pm

DWHC Planning meeting at Whittington Community Centre in Yerbury Road.

Sunday 09 October, 1pm

Block the Bridge to Block the Bill!

Support UK Uncut action on Sunday 09 October 1pm Westminster Bridge

Thousands are expected to occupy Westminster Bridge on 9th October in an 11th hour action to try and stop the Bill. Nearly 1000 people have signed up to attend on Facebook in less than two days. Student nurses, pensioners, and KONP groups were all enthusiastic and have started making plans for what they will do on the day. Make sure your group discusses this.

More information see www.ukuncut.org.uk and www.facebook.com/ukuncut

Tuesday 11 October, 5.45pm

Action on day of House of Lords 2nd Reading 11 October

Support the NHS Support Federation meeting in the House of Commons 5.45pm

Click here for details

Polly Toynbee, John Healey MP, Caroline Lucas MP, Prof Colin Francome, Andrew George MP

Thursday 20 October, 5:30pm

Annual Members’ Meeting, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.
Emirates Stadium.

Click below

http://www.candi.nhs.uk/news-and-events/events/annual-members-meeting-2011/

Tuesday 25 October, 7pm

Meeting of London Keep Our NHS Public

AUGUST

Thursday 4th August, 2:15pm

Please joins us with friends, placards and protests:

Protest against the cuts to the Mental Health Management!

2.15 pm at St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras way, NW1 0PE

It appears that the managers are very concerned about this meeting and our protest. We have assured IBUG, whose meeting it is, that the aim of the protest is to defend mental health service, and to support service users.

This is an important opportunity to protest against the cuts against the most vulnerable in society, at a time of increasing mental ill health.

JUNE

Tuesday 5th July 5.30 pm

STOP CON DEM HEALTH BILL STITCH-UP DEMO
MARCH TO PARLIAMENT TO DEFEND THE NHS


5.30pm assemble Savoy St, Strand, WC2

6pm march to rally at Parliament Old Palace Yard

Called by Unite, Keep Our NHS Public and others.

JUNE

Thursday 30th June 7 AM

leafleting for demo and about pensions cuts activities that day on ne (yes 7 in the morning) outside Whittington hospital and from 5 at Archway tube

Tuesday 28th June 7 pm

London Keep Our NHS Public Planning Meeting at Camden Town Hall, Euston Road, to discuss:

• 05 July demonstration
• 30 June· Arrangements for London KONP

Monday 27th June, 7pm

DWHC Planning meeting at Whittington Community Centre in Yerbury Road.

We need to be in touch with people who work at the Whittington. So do come or let us know what’s happening.

MAY

Monday 9th May. Public meeting on Health.
Chestnuts Community Centre, St Ann’s Road N15 5BN. (buses 341 and 67)
contact david_king@another.com

Thursday 12th May. Islington Public Meeting on Health – Dont Make a casualty of our NHS.
Organised by Defend the Whittington Hospital Coalition
Speakers Emily Thornberry, Jeremy Corbyn, Health Actitivists Network, Consultant(s) from Whittington and others.

Tuesday 17 May 5.30pm. MARCH TO SAVE THE NHS
Tell Andrew Lansley OUR HEALTH SERVICE NOT FOR SALE

Click here for details.

APRIL

Tuesday 19 April 7pm. Preparation for march on 17th May.
London Organising Meeting. Camden Town Hall Judd Street WC1

DECEMBER

Mon 10th January 7.00 – 9.00pm: Defend Whittington Hospital Coalition Meeting. At The Good Intent, 52 Wedmore Street, Holloway, N19 4RQ

Mon 6th December 7.00 – 9.00pm: Defend Whittington Hospital Coalition AGM.

Tue 7th December 7.30pm. N7 group of IHOOPS (Islington Hands Of our Public Services) Public Meeting. St Luke’s Church Penn Rd. Speakers include Paul Murphy (a local council worker) George Durack (Islington Pensioners Forum, a speaker from Defend Council Housing and Shirley Franklin, Defend Whittington.

Tue 7th December 6pm – 8pm. Better Local Healthcare Campaign Action meeting. Hornsey Central Neighbourhood Health Centre, Park Road (near W7 bus stop, between Crouch End and Priory Road). To discuss action to oppose the NHS White Paper, following on from their public meeting ‘NHS TORN APART?’. Please contact Linda Lennard Linda.lennard@blueyonder.co.uk or Susie Secher susiesecher@blueyonder.co.uk or Janet Shapiro janet.rmshapiro@btopenworld.com

Thu 9th December, 7pm. “38 Degrees” local meeting to discuss what we can do to protect the NHS. Woodstore Bar in Islington, near Caledonian Road tube. Click here for more details.

Sat 11th December. Protest rally at Lynne Featherstone’s surgery, called by the Right to Work Campaign, Haringey TUC. We will be discussing our support for this at our AGM. We are concerned about LF’s support of the White Paper on Health which many of us believe will have a detrimental impact on our health service and place the future of the Whittington Hospital at risk.

NOVEMBER

Mon 15 November. KONP Public Meeting: Opposing the White Paper — defending our NHS. 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m., Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, WC1H 9JE. http://www.keepournhspublic.com/meetings/20101115Camden.pdf

Mon 22nd November. Public meeting at Middle Lane Methodist Church, N8. Click here for details.

Tue 30th November, 6.00 – 8.00pm:
Whittington Hospital Consultation Meeting, at the London Voluntary Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road (next door to Waitrose), London N7 6PA To plan the way forward for The Whittington Hospital
The Chairman and Governors of The Whittington Hospital invite you to share your thoughts and discuss the issues the hospital faces as it plans for the future
To confirm your attendance please call the communications office on 020 7288 3096 or email communications@whittington.nhs.uk

Tue 30th November, 7.00 – 8.00pm: Seminar at House of Commons with MPs. (Contact KONP if you wish to attend)

OCTOBER

Sun 3rd October. Protest at Conservative Party Conference (organised by Right to Work campaign).

Tue 5th October, 7:30pm. IHOOPS Public meeting at Archway Methodist Church.
Click here to see the IHOOPS flyer

Thu 7th October, 7pm. IHOOPS Lobby of Islington Council. Islington Town Hall. (07950-075088)

Tue 12th October. 7:30pm. Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee meeting at Islington Town Hall.

Thu 14th October. 2pm. NHS Board Meeting at St Pancras. Click here for details

Wed 20th October. National Day of Action (TUC) to coincide with Spending review. Click here for details

Mon 25th October. Next DWHC meeting, Whittington Community Centre.

Tue 26th October, 12 noon. Save Leyton Green Clinic – Lunchtime Protest. Location: Leyton Green clinic. Cilck here for details.

Thu 28th October at 7.30pm. IHOOPS Planning meeting. Location: TBC

SEPTEMBER

Thursday 16th September. Public meeting at Archway Methodist Church. Click here for more information

Thursday 30th September, 6pm to 8pm. Public meeting at Whittington Hospital, hosted by the Whittington Governors, in the in the Whittington Canteen. This was advertised on p13 of the Islington Gazette, 23rd Sept. Purpose of this meeting was to get people’s views on converting the hospital into a foundation trust.

Thursday 30th September, 7:30pm. Public meeting at Exmouth Market Centre, EC1R 4QE. What future for Finsbury Health Centre?