Public Sector on the March ALL WOMEN SAY NO

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Campaign began to involve workes from all departm ents of the the changed her mind and signed the petition! — the unions started to EXCIOC COSITE SEEINS It was no accident that Mill Road was chosen for the chop -women, geriatric, and psychiarric atients are least well provided by the NHS. The authorities mify the dosure of Mill Hill har it was under-utilised, that for rationalisation would mande more efficient care ciseme me. But the interests of wenta themselves never rated persistence of the women's movensent in its defence of Mill Road needs to be emulared so that the current ractics authorities to close wards rather CUTE nospitals can ne defeated.

EGA to march on health boss WOMEN'S GROUPS, and local anti-cuts committee will be marching to the Department Health and Services headquarters in South London on 20 September. The demonstracion coincides with a Elizabeth Garret Anderson haspital, union officials and MPs. where campaigners hope The campnign to save the EGA plans to open a new out-patient trade woman's health service-relying public to implement posal, South Socia Heatb agreed to investigare bealth provision for women in the area, and with help from other DHSS boss improvemen:

that patients being removed. adon the This ComCouncil has Fleming House, social foliomine.

organisaticos make proposals for its The joint shop stewards com mittee at the EGA is appealin resolations lo the against the closure, demandana all the bospital's facilities bould be restored, and for active abrain support to prevent facilities and Hornsion.

March on 20 Seprenzber, 3.30 pm, DHSS Officer, Alexande Elephant and Condon SEI, Rally and Hounslow Hospital A PLASTER-CAST body on ar surgeons decked ou in their green gowns arrived or 10 Downing Street on Tuesday. Armed with a 400-/oot long petition Houstom Hospini work-in de manded that the hospital stay the Goveromen: refuses le local needs reverse ins decision to ciose the Houston the defence committee Hus made the consequences clear: Ty it is closed, then patients wett ger admission acute medicai wards this winter. say health cuts in Hounslow will The commisee has aso challenged Social Services Secretary David Ennals to a public debate explain his remedy for the chronic sick, who will be unable effective care in Council in line for thrashing LANARKSHIRE: The spreading local goverment workers" srike

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SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 15 September 1977 Pape