IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Keep Bethnal Green Hospital open!

Socialist Challenge No. 53, 6 July 1978 · p. 6 of the scan · 341 words

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page 6 of the scan

in THERE. 15 a new siga up in tbi casualty department at Bethna Green Hospital Lonion, FREEDMAN. It says, 'Open under stuff control.

There hus been & splendid response authority's attempt to further decimule health care in an ureu of desperate already seen the closure of two Bosps In almost 2s many needs and NEWHAM SUPPORT PLAISTOW MATERNITY WORK-IN CAROLINE HOLE the health keep the need that has working-in.

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Hospital in hospitals in East Loadon went on strike against the plan lo In line close Bethuni Green's casually hundrels dead end" demonstration, und at a mass Muny meeting on Friday night staff at the hospital voled unanimously Why committee Doctors, murses, and ancillary workers have pledged to maintain a 24-hour service, und Get together A HEALTH dispute in West forthe past two weeks because London highlights the necessity to link hospitals uguinst the clocking in. cuts, argues ROS BUTLER, a NUPE deward at HammerAt the West London Hammersmith try ancillary workers have had 10 per cent of their pay deducter Western this allows committee to run the bospital.

with local dockworkers, they hase taken up the slogun "The East End is not a local people were among the 200-strong picket on Friday night, and the action hoping maintain a daily picket from Ram lo midnight to prevent the removal of equipment. Delmils parters, cooks and sunilar stait at orber hospital, have been caken of the clock, management at the West London is acting illegally makine deductions for CENTLE REISS The hospital bosses will clearly stop at nothine In their frenzy to slice budgets.

The ancillaries have already taker two days strike action, and management has said that if there is any furtber action it will move patients to the nearby Hospital, which scheduled for closure This dispute highlights the to Link hospital against the cuts, because sadly the National Union of Public Employees members at the Western have said they would willing to accept the No doubt they see it as a way defending their own HOUNSLOW

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