ANGRY NHS campaigners from Redditch have helped to fill four coaches to take to a national demonstration on Saturday, fighting against cuts to services. Residents will join hundreds of people and head for London on March 4 to draw attention to the health service crisis in Worcestershire which has afflicted A&E and left community hospital beds under threat.
Category: Redditch, England
CAMPAIGN: Coaches will set off from Worcestershire this Saturday for a major NHS rally.
ANGRY NHS campaigners from Redditch have helped to fill four coaches to take to a national demonstration on Saturday, fighting against cuts to services. Residents will join hundreds of people and head for London on March 4 to draw attention to the health service crisis in Worcestershire which has afflicted A&E and left community hospital beds under threat.
More than a quarter of over-65s in Worcestershire haven’t had their winter flu jab
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Seriously ill patients having urgent ops put off twice amid cancellations record
The number of urgent operations being cancelled is the highest on record, with repeat cancellations for some seriously ill patients. Data from NHS England shows 4,093 urgent operations were cancelled last year as the health service came under intense pressure – a 27% rise from 3,216 in 2014.
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