NHS rally | Together against NHS cuts
- Wednesday 22 April 2026
Hundreds of NHS workers are coming to parliament to protest against NHS cuts to jobs and services. Join striking health visitors from Wales and Unite members from across the UK to make our voices heard.
WHEN: Wednesday 22 April 2026, 11:00
WHERE: Old Palace Yard, opposite St Stephen’s Gate, Westminster SW1
SPEAKERS: Unite general secretary Sharon Graham, health visitor and striker from Wales and more.
Cuts are the wrong prescription for our NHS
NHS cuts are taking many forms, including voluntary redundancy, downbanding, working above your banding and lack of backfill for absences. To fight back, we must organise locally, build coordinated campaigns, and use every tool available, including taking strike action if necessary.
Our demands ↓
The government must:
- Stop the mass job cuts immediately - cutting an already overstretched workforce will put patient care at risk and push staff to breaking point.
- Respect and implement the Covid inquiry recommendations including:
» Urgent and emergency care capacity should be increased to make sure hospitals can manage future surges in demand.
» Support for healthcare workers should be strengthened to ensure staff retention and improved resilience.
This means NO dangerous NHS cuts. - Review and revise the headcount reduction directive – workforce planning must reflect current population growth rates, rising services demand and not be based on the flawed assumption that pre-Covid staffing levels were sufficient.
- Respect and protect the vital role of non-clinical staff – it’s time to end the false divide that diminishes their vital contribution to safe and effective care and stand up to protect both clinical and non-clinical roles from cuts.