Defend the Whittington Hospital Coalition

Why We Won the Whittington

May 5th, 2010, Comments Off

There is no doubt that the victory over the U-turns of the Labour Secretary of State for Health is very largely the result of our non-party campaign to Defend and save the Accident and Emergency, Maternity, Trauma and Paediatric Services at the Whittington Hospital, and to oppose privatisation and cuts in any other NHS hospital.
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A brief report of tonight’s meeting

March 23rd, 2010, 1 Comment

This is a very brief report. More detail will follow over the next few of days.
Over 100 people attended the fantastic meeting tonight where we discussed plans for the next stage of the campaign. The main focus will be a day of action on Thursday 29th April, one week before the probable general election date. [...]

Videos and a reminder

March 21st, 2010, No Comments

This is a brilliant video by Sarah Mills documenting the campaign up to the march on 27th February.

The BBC have footage of Lynne Featherstone’s Westminster Hall debate, ‘London Hospitals’, from 17th March 2010 (a transcription from TheyWorkForYou was posted here the other day.). It includes contributions from Jeremy Corbyn, Health Minister Mike O’Brien and MPs [...]

New Poster, Early Day Motion, Islington NHS Statistics

March 19th, 2010, No Comments

Poster
We have a new poster available for download and popping in your window, on your car’s back shelf, printing on vinyl and using to cover an umbrella… Whittington Poster
Jeremy Corbyn’s Early Day Motion (EDM 87) has so far been signed by only 19 MPs. If your MP hasn’t signed it yet please ask them to! [...]

Lynne Featherstone’s Westminster Hall Debate 17/03/2010

March 18th, 2010, No Comments

Lynne Featherstone (Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green) secured a Westminster Hall debate about London Hospitals, with special reference to the Whittington. The debate includes contributions from Jeremy Corbyn (Labour, Islington North) and MPs from all the major parties and across London.
The full debate can be read at They Work For You.
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