THE BATTLE For Hounslow MOSPHAl Decan to July yr0. LE line with the policy of the Labour Government, the Faling. Ham mersmith, and Hounslow Area Health Authority cut ES00,000 from hospital spending in West Local health workers immed lately launched a protest camrun-down hích was to hit Hounslow an Diner hospilas. Promises support poured in from labour movement. Local enginbegan cering and airport stewards met strikes were organised in hospitals.
The first of the cuts was due to casualty department Hounslow. Hut in March. workers at the hospital had already lecided to defy the AHA and KHE HOW DICE was thar he Con thing One result of the the OUT NT MOVITY DOUTO the AHA, came out in support of the workers" demand that Houncommunity hospital The official date for Hounslow's closure was 31 August. On that day hundreds bf workers, other trade undonists, housewives and patients marched a proces Despite this show of strengt Secretary Services David Ennals declared that there was little opposition to Bur alongside work-ins at sbe Elizabeth Garrett Anderson anu Piaisow Maternity Hosnitni, this type of action has become ationally recognised Focus for The Hounalow cerned likely to open up plits in the area healt on 12 October These splits would have been the first sign that the started to campe the authonbe to change their tune.
So. six days before the AHA due lo scatching bealth officials launched their commando raid.