SMASH PRIVATE E * 97 Caledonian Rd, NI... The Medical operations and 400 abortions a yeur.
over the site. Two London hospitals are threatened by closure-closures which wur sense a ow paraculany asiant me nearn care or workin: class women. The Camden and slington Health Authorities plan to shut down the Liverpool Road branch of the Royal Free and the Elizabeth Garret Anderson Hospital.
The Elizabeth Carret is one of only throe hospitals in Beitain which is stalled entirely by women for women. Its 90 beds have been in constant use by local working class women. In 1973 21,600 women attended its out-patient department.
The Liverpool Road Hospital provides maternity care- 1000 births a year- with a gynaecological pervice which provides 2000 It is planned to move out all the facilities to the newly-built Royal Free five miles away, and only the present 20 private beds will remain. There are strong indications that the private practice group BUPA will move in for the kill and offer to take have to make long tedious journics for maternity care. begging bowls in their hands.
crippling blow will have been struck at the NHS.
88688664 150060 The closure of this hospital will mean that local women will Abortions will become almost impooible to get-the nearest hospital with a "liberal" abortion service is in a different district.
Waiting lists for gynaecological operations will lengthen. About 120 workers-nearly all women-will be made redundant, and two-thirds of these who ure resident sill become homeless.
The closures are taking place because the Labour Government las oo intention of finding any more moncy for the NHS. The first concern of the Government is to prop up the nenr-bankrupt capitalist firms who are stood outside Downing Street with Only a campaign in the anca directed against the closure plans can save these hospitals, Unless the working class novement gives it support-backed up by strike action if necessary anothe stall shar lages in the National Health