South Tyneside March to Defend Our Hospital
March for the NHS
“The NHS will last as long as there are folk left with the faith to fight for it”
- Aneurin Bevan, 1948 at the establishment of the NHS.Save South Tyneside Hospital Campaign is organising its first demonstration and rally in South Shields to say no to the downgrading of our hospital, and to defend its acute and emergency services as a vital lifeline for the people of South Tyneside.
Under immediate threat is the stroke, maternity and emergency surgery services. It has already been announced that the stroke unit will be closed “temporarily” taking affect ASAP.
The demonstration will gather at the clock tower at
Haven Point
in
South Shields
at
11:30am
on
Saturday 22nd October
, we will then march to the
market square
for our rally at
12:30pm
where there will be several speakers talking about what is happening to our hospital and the NHS.
- Maternity Services - The Continued Closure of the Midwife-Led Birthing Unit at South Tyneside Hospital
- HOOT for Our Hospital, HOOT for Our Children's A&E
- Under The Knife
- Protest on the day that South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust close SCBU, full maternity and 24/7 children's A&E
- THE FIGHT TO SAFEGUARD THE FUTURE OF OUR NHS A discussion with Professor Allyson Pollock
- Eve of Court Battle - Protest Vigil
- M*A*S*H Fancy Dress Fundraiser
- NHS 70th Anniversary Celebration
- LAfFalAnG Comedy Fundraiser
- Regional March and Rally 2018
- Protest lobby on day that South Tyneside and Sunderland CCGs make decision on future of children's A&E, maternity and stoke services
- Lunchtime Protest - HANDS OFF OUR HOSPITAL
- South Tyneside March and Rally 2017
- Hedworthfield public meeting, with guest speaker Professor Allyson Pollock
- Health Campaigns Together - National March and Rally 2017
- Regional March and Rally 2017
- First March and Rally to Defend Our Hospital and NHS
- NHS 68th Anniversary Vigil
