Defend Our NHS!

August 7, 2017

tags: 'Cut war not welfare.' NHS London demonstration 2017., 'No more Austerity'. NHS London demonstration 2017., 000 people attended a national march through London to parliament, 250, city, Defend Our NHS!, London, Musicians on the demonstration. NHS London demonstration 2017., NHS not Trident. NHS London demonstration 2017., phil maxwell, photoblog, portrait, RMT baloon. NHS London demonstration 2017., street photography, Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs), the NHS will last as long as there are folk with the faith to fight for it, Trade Union UNITE, urban, Years of pay restraint has seen the value of NHS staff salaries reduce by 14% since 2010

On Saturday 4th March earlier this year over 250,000 people attended a national march through London to parliament. Below is a statement that was issued by my Trade Union UNITE:

We must fight to save our NHS from destruction. The threat is real. It is happening now. Hospitals, GPs, mental health, ambulance and community services are on their knees.

Private companies are gaining an ever greater foothold within the NHS. Years of pay restraint has seen the value of NHS staff salaries reduce by 14% since 2010. The government’s Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) are a smokescreen for a massive programme of hospital and community service closures, and are its latest instrument for privatisation.

The NHS is one of our greatest achievements. We cannot allow it to be undermined and ultimately destroyed.

Our NHS needs you to fight for it. We must march together, sending a clear message to the government – “the NHS will last as long as there are folk with the faith to fight for it.”