Defend the Whittington Hospital Coalition

March to Defend the Welfare State and Public Services

April 8th, 2010, Comments Off

This information is courtesy of Keep Our NHS Public (KONP):
Saturday 10th April, 12.00,  Embankment
Rally at 14.00 in Trafalgar Square
This demonstration is set to coincide with the calling of an election where all the main parties are threatening deep cuts in our public services. Called by the National Pensioners Convention and backed by most Trade Unions [...]

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 [...]

The march and rally, press coverage and the next steps

March 1st, 2010, 1 Comment

Hi everyone,
Many thanks for everything you have all done to contribute towards Saturday’s march, which was a fantastic success. We estimate there were about five thousand people walking along Holloway Road to the Hospital, including many nurses and doctors who work there but are unable to show their support publicly. Many of those walking had [...]

More press and getting ready for Saturday

February 25th, 2010, No Comments

There’s been more coverage in the local press today:
Ham & High:
With the future of the Whittington Hospital at stake medics have contacted the Ham&High this week to speak out against the plans to close the A&E department.
Staff at the Archway hospital have been reluctant to speak out fearing their jobs may be on the line [...]

Transport disruption on Saturday, press coverage and political support

February 24th, 2010, No Comments

This week keeps on getting busier and I know there’ll be stuff I’ve missed but this is the latest campaign news.
Transport disruption on Saturday
There are disruptions to public transport on Saturday which, while a pain, serve to highlight one of the many reasons we need to keep an A&E at the Whittington.

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