At the age of 21, whilst still at medical school, I was struck by a serious illness. I was admitted to the Royal London Hospital for a week, before being transferred to the nearby London Chest Hospital to undergo a major operation.
The hospital where my life-saving surgery was performed no longer exists. In April 2015, it was sold-off to a private housing developer, and has since been converted into luxury flats.
So the fight for our healthcare service is a very personal one to me. And with the surge in public NHS land sales across England (an increase of over 70% in the past two years), the marketisation and privatisation of the NHS affects all of us.
