A weekend of rallies against NHS funding cuts kicked off on Friday with a lively staff demonstration at Kingston Hospital - reports the Kingston Guardian.
The protest just after midday was organised by Unison and pressure group London Health Emergency (LHE) as a "shot across the bows" before more potential cuts at the hospital this financial year.
Kingston Primary Care Trust (PCT) which pays for patients' treatment, is trying to recover £22million of debt from April onwards.
Nora Pearce, Unison representative at Kingston Hospital, said: "Staff who've given their working lives to the NHS now wonder what the future holds.
"We've been reorganised over and over again and now every year starts with the threat of more cuts and privatisation."
Geoff Martin from LHE said: "It was a lively protest, quite angry, and I think it will really help our cause in the coming months. We had a lot of support from drivers on Galsworthy Road tooting their horns."
Public feeling on NHS cuts was also shown at a rally outside St Helier Hospital in Sutton on Saturday, as hundreds turned out to protest against Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust having to slash £24million from its budget in 18 months.
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