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Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

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· Socialist Challenge No. 187, 5 March 1981 · p. 15 of the scan · 205 words

The scan: sc-n187-mar-05-1981.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 15 of the scan

'GOOD was how Tory health minister Gerard Vaughan reacted mendation that London's already hard-pressed health service should have a further 4,000 beds cut by 1988.

ne recommendation is contained arom recently issued carried end admissions sUIC sillaller hospitals capital. instead. pauents will be referred to teaching hospitals.

But these hospitals are already example, sl barnolomews Hospital was recently described by NUPE official Barber as 'bursting at ine seams The proposed cuts will mean per reduction in acute and surgical beds.

the naliolal campaign against health 'This document is another part or the Tories trateg to run lown the NHS and develo private medicine.

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