London, UK. 23 December 2016. A small group of health campaigners march along Whitehall holding up traffic at the end of the 'Howl for the NHS' rally. They were on their way to Parliament for a final howl of the day against the signing of contracts to implement the government's 'Sustainability and Transformation Plans' (STP) which are seen as the last nail in the coffin of the NHS, effectively signing over the NHS to private companies for profit without any public engagement or consultation, ending a public service whose vision which has long been the envy of the world. Peter Marshall/Alamy L
London, UK. 23 December 2016. A small group of health campaigners march along Whitehall holding up traffic at the end of the 'Howl for the NHS' rally. They were on their way to Parliament for a final howl of the day against the signing of contracts to implement the government's 'Sustainability and Transformation Plans' (STP) which are seen as the last nail in the coffin of the NHS, effectively signing over the NHS to private companies for profit without any public engagement or consultation, ending a public service whose vision which has long been the envy of the world. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
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