March and Rally April 10th
This event, in defence of the Welfare State and Public Services, was initiated by the National Pensioners Convention who were joined by many Trades Unions, the BMA and other health related organizations, such as KONP and the NHS Support Federation.
NHSCA was represented by about 20 members – apart from others who may have been with different national or local groups. For the occasion we had an NHSCA banner, featuring the quotation from Nye Bevan which appears on the opening page of the website.
Pictures of the banner in action can be seen below.
It was a gloriously sunny day with a lively crowd estimated at 10,000. Tourists on the open- topped buses got a good view as we marched from the Embankment to Trafalgar Square for speeches and entertainment. Our banner attracted considerable interest from other marchers and the public, perhaps surprised to find consultants taking part in such activities rather than being –as folklore will have it – on the golf course.
It all helped to demonstrate the breadth of support there is for the NHS and other public services.
