Campaign to save Paddington hospital

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Mary's The Broad Left has remained TEECHE They hill have oni tobiroom lessons of their local defeat, namely, that if the left DECIDES does not provide in alternative the right will continue to 'simultancous its ciosure. FOLLOWING a mass meeting of staff, a campaign to save Si been Initiuted. The hispital, which serves the depressed inner-city ureas of London's Paddington, & threatened with closure. The health authority to make hospitals do the work of three. KEVIN WOOD reperts.

Mary's contains one of London's best Accident and Emergency units, In spite of this, locals have been cold that centralisation, coupled with a decrease hospital facilities, necessitates Not surprisingly, they can soc through such jargon and are preparing to fight cuts that beds and 600 jobs in this. an arca of special medical need The mass meeting formed Hospital Defence Consutree and the fightback continued at & mooting of the Community Health Authority, This was attended by many users of S Mary's and motions of total opposition to cuts and closures were passed.

The campaign is receiving wide support fress the local with West SADDLE MOSCACL minster Trades Council Labour MP Arthur Latham pledged to give aid. Ac a pubic carly: REAL wock defence committoe will outline the next steps in the tight to save so Mary 5-