Defend the Whittington Hospital Coalition

The North Central London NHS Sector Organisation Review Update

February 20th, 2010, 5 Comments

We’ve received this piece of NCL NHS information through a third party rather than directly from NCL NHS themselves.

“NCL Vision
To improve the health of our population over the next five years compared with Londoners as a whole. In particular, we will improve health outcomes by addressing health inequalities within our population, focusing on our most [...]

Press Coverage and a Public Meeting

February 19th, 2010, 6 Comments

First up, The Camden New Journal and Islington Tribune ran a large feature about the campaign, including more celebrity support and background to the plans for our A&E and focusing on the uncertainty these plans have created for staff at the Whittington:
FEAR and uncertainty over the future of Whittington Hospital could spark a mass exodus [...]

Whittington Song

February 17th, 2010, 3 Comments

At some point over last weekend a friend and I wrote this and I recorded it in true bedsit fashion.
Click here for the song: Whittington Song.
The Whittington Song, by Dave Plummer and Andria Britton.
Don’t make a casualty of our A&E,
Don’t try to fit us all in to the Royal Free,
Not saying nothing’s wrong with the [...]

Campaign Update from Shirley Franklin, DWHC Joint Chair

February 16th, 2010, 2 Comments

Hi everyone,
The day of the demo looms closer so most of our activity is focusing on making it as much of a spectacle as possible.
Please note the *new route *- Assemble at *Highbury Corner at 12*, not Highbury Fields – and it will go to the front of the hospital in Magdala Avenue. Islington Tribune [...]

Cavalcade

February 13th, 2010, 1 Comment

OK, it wasn’t much of a cavalcade to be honest but it was a smashing few hours by Archway Station. The DWHC car spread the message, flyers were distributed and several sheets of petitions were filled. Jeremy Corbyn came along bearing much appreciated coffees and support.
People really do feel very strongly about this. Having spent [...]