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struggle4progress

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Sat Nov-03-07 06:07 PM
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NHS march draws thousands (UK)

Source: In The News

Saturday, 03 Nov 2007 20:05

More than 7,000 health workers have taken to the streets of central London to protest at the government's treatment of the NHS.

Doctors, midwives, nurses, cleaners and technicians were among the thousands who marched through the capital as part of the I Love the NHS campaign, which concluded in Trafalgar Square.

The protestors were demonstrating against reforms that they claim have lowered morale and increased workloads.

Marchers also demanded that increased rates of privatisation in the health service be scaled down ...

Read more: http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/health/politics/nhs-march-draws-thousands-$1161067.htm

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LeftishBrit

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Sat Nov-03-07 06:16 PM
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1. Health workers and patients alike are fed up with the way that successive goverments have undermined

the NHS.

I know that we are still very fortunate in this way, compared with the USA; but I am sure that Clem Attlee and Nye Bevan are spinning in their graves over how this 'Labour' government is treating the NHS.

This link provides useful info about the problems and campaigns (I am a supporter of this group):

http://www.nhscampaign.org/

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annabanana

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Sat Nov-03-07 06:32 PM
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2. " rates of privatisation "

That means that the wealthiest, healthiest people are being cherry-picked out of the system.

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