Save Our Surgeries Protest In Tower Hamlets

On Thursday 5th June 2014 local patients and Health Professional from  Tower Hamlet practices marched through the borough to protest the loss of Minimum Practice Income Guarantee Funding to the surgeries. This funding is used to top up the practices core funding to match their basic income levels. The  march started from St Katherine's Dock Practice at 2:30pm and  ended  at Kingsley Hal at  Bow at 6pm.
 
Local public also joined the march along the  way especially when passing surgeries under threat. Members of the Royal 
College of General Practitioners, the Unite Trade Union, Community leaders and campaigning group 'Keep Our NHS Public' were all present at  the march. The chair of the BMA was also  there.
 
The public were asked to sign a petition at https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-inner-city-gp-surgeries