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Thousands rally to demand action on NHS funding crisis
Keep Our NHS Public campaigners in Leeds
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THOUSANDS of people joined protests across England on Saturday highlighting the growing crisis in the NHS.
In 27 communities they marched and rallied in an “emergency response” to the funding crisis, which has left the health service with more than 130,000 staff vacancies, including 47,000 for nurses, and 500 patients dying every week because of delays in receiving treatment.
Rallying calls were made in support of strikes by nurses, physiotherapists, ancillary staff and ambulance workers, who are demanding wage rises that keep pace with inflation after more than a decade of real-terms pay cuts.
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