The first ever nurses strikes in London: Maudsley Hospital 1988

Striking nurses are in the news, a rare occasion but not unique. The first ever wave of nurses strikes in Britain took place in 1988, starting with a one day walkout at North Manchester Hospital in January and spreading to hospitals in London and elsewhere. Nurses at the Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill were the ...

The first ever nurses strikes in London: Maudsley Hospital 1988

Striking nurses are in the news, a rare occasion but not unique. The first ever wave of nurses strikes in Britain took place in 1988, starting with a one day walkout at North Manchester Hospital in January and spreading to hospitals in London and elsewhere. Nurses at the Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill were the ...

Cyclist deaths, 1914 and 2015

Cyclists lay down in the road and blocked traffic on Monday night in Camberwell, to mark the death on 29 May of Esther Hartsilver. Esther , a physiotherapist at Kings College Hosptial, was killed when hit by a lorry while cycling close to the hospital in Denmark Hill. She was the sixth cyclist killed on ...

Lewisham Hospital latest – and my tour of A&E

Still waiting for the outcome of the judicial reviews into the Government's planned reductions in services at Lewisham Hospital. Two weeks ago at the High Court both the Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign and Lewisham Council submitted their cases that the plans were unlawful.Campaigners outside the Royal Courts of Justice on 2 JulyOn 29 June, the ...