Photo by Paul Davey – Demotix
Thousands of Londoners gathered to march from Waterloo to Downing street in protest against cuts to NHS hospital services and privatisation of essential medical services.
This demonstration was called by an unprecedented coalition of London residents, medical staff, trade unions and health campaigners who have come together to raise the alarm regarding the biggest threats to A & E’s, maternity units and in-hospital care for a generation.
Professor Simon Shorvon, a neurologist, attacked the decision to close four west London A&E departments. He said: "It will leave a huge swathe of residents far from a local casualty.
"Time matters in an emergency situation and being stuck in an ambulance after a coronary or stroke or life-threatening accident will play havoc with survival and recovery rates."
Closures planned across the capital include nine accident and emergency departments, a number of maternity units and thousands of hospital beds.
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