Trafalgar Square confirmed

for NHS demo
Trafalgar Square has been confirmed as the venue for the national demonstration to celebrate the NHS on 3 November.UNISON has issued a rallying call to NHS supporters throughout the UK to turn out in force and make the day one to remember."The aim is to celebrate the fact that, after almost 60 years, the NHS is still largely owned and run by the public sector -- and send a strong message to the government that we want to keep it that way," said UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis.He added: "We believe that this event will send a clear message to the new health secretary, Alan Johnson, and we hope that he will seize this golden opportunity to listen much more to the real experts in the NHS - the staff and patients."Demonstrators will march along the Embankment before rallying in Trafalgar Square for an afternoon of speeches and entertainment.The event is being staged in partnership with the NHS Together alliance of health trade unions.
Timetable
11am: Assemble at Temple Place, Victoria Embankment, London
Noon: March through Westminster (will take approx one hour)
1pm: Rally in Trafalgar Square
1.30-4.30pm: Speakers and entertainment in the Square