In a battle which is being seen as a test case for A&E and hospital cuts and downgrades nationwide, Lewisham campaigners are taking the Secretary of State to court - and they need your help.
Clare Gerada, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, wonders who is going to get the blame for the A&E crisis next.
Waiting times in Accident and Emergency departments have reached a nine-year high, according to new research released today by the Kings Fund. In the first quarter of this year, nearly 6% of patients waited longer than the 4 hour maximum target. Chris Skidmore MP and Clare Gerada, Chair of the Roy
A 38 Degrees member didn't find the government's line on the A&E crisis very convincing. When he obtained the figures in question, the problem was quite clear - privatised call centres had lead to an increase in A&E referrals of 50%.
A&E departments across London are already overstretched - but nearly half of them are now threatened with closures, and undermined by privatisation. This Saturday, hospital campaigners from across London join up to march on Downing Street.
The people of Lewisham are on the march, to save their hospital and to secure the future of our NHS. This five minute video captures Lewisham's proud history of protest and highlights from their campaign, including the day a 'buggy army' went to 'Hunt the Hunt'...
Next week Jeremy Hunt will announce the closure of A&E and maternity services, in the face of a concerted campaign which culminated in today’s 20,000+ march. I don’t think he has any realistic choice but to do this, and here’s why...
