Nurse given a year to live will use it to stop Tories ‘killing’ the NHS
So let’s see what they have to say about this:
.@originaldbailey, it was an honour to meet you in the summer. I'm so sorry to hear of your illness.
Your dedication to our NHS is an inspiration. I hope we can stand together again soon to defend our precious NHS that cares for us all.https://t.co/jswxUbDbUi
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) January 27, 2018
The extraordinary courage and humanity of @originaldbailey, a man I am honoured to know, is both a testament to the courage of our nurses every where and to the human spirit, a man who is a true hero of our time https://t.co/0aHadHaD5W
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 27, 2018
This is the kind of man who believes the Conservative Party is determined to destroy the NHS and – even though he may not have long to live – will defend it to his dying breath.
Any questions?
For 35 years, David Bailey has dedicated his life to helping save others – working as a nurse on surgical wards and in an overstretched A&E.
Now he faces his own fight for survival, diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Yet despite undergoing gruelling chemotherapy, David is determined to ‘do his bit’ to stop the Tories “killing” his beloved NHS.
He will take to the streets on Saturday [February 3] with thousands of others in a day of protest against the Government’s destruction of the health service.
He blasted a funding crisis which has cut beds, driven out nurses who have had no pay rise for eight years, and strangled recruitment.
He said many NHS services were becoming unsustainable though lack of qualified nursing staff, with 40,000 vacancies available.
David pointed to a 23 per cent drop in trainee nurses since the Tories’ £9,000-a-year tuition fee.
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Wow what an Extraordinary Person You Are David Bailey!!!
Many Many hugs to you, though I wish I could hug you in person!!!
It is encouraging that The Mirror commentors are finally getting it, they are, at last recognising the difference between Labour and “new labour” and urging people to vote labour for a better life, the comments are also getting much more likes than dislikes
A brave and dedicated man.