The ‘I Love NHS’ march and rally is attracting widespread celebrity
support from the world of music, sport, TV, comedy and literature.
The rally in Trafalgar Square on 3 November is being organised
by NHS Together* a unique alliance of 14 health unions and
organisations set up to support and protect the NHS.
The 3 November event is set to attract thousands of health workers
and supporters from across the UK. The demonstration is to
celebrate the successes of the NHS, which is 60 next year, and to
send a hard hitting political message to Government that there is
no place for markets and competition in our health service.
The explorer and writer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is supporting the day.
He said:
“I love the NHS because they saved me from certain death
following a massive heart attack. Also, when my wife of 36 years
was terminally ill with cancer the NHS, Exeter, looked after her
diligently and with expertise and patience”.
Tamsin Greig, star of Channel 4’s award winning medical comedy
the Green Wing and Black Books, voiced her support saying:
“The National Health Service is a unique and invaluable
organisation that puts life first. I and my family have only ever
been treated with diligence, care and dignity, in life and death. It is
a national treasure and should be valued and honoured as such.”
A giant screen in the Square will relay messages from NHS staff
and patients. In addition the event has attracted support from TV
and radio comedian- and ‘grumpy old man’ – Arthur Smith, the star
of Channel 4’s award winning medical comedy the Green Wing
and Black Books – Tamsin Greig, Sir Ranulph Fiennes explorer
and writer and the band Four Kornerz
The band that wrote the theme tune to The Sopranos and
described by the Guardian as