Campaigners march to 'Save the KC' hospital

Hundreds of campaigners marched through Canterbury today in protest over plans to move some hospital services to Ashford or Margate.

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust claims the proposed changes are to happen because there not enough consultants. Tony Green reports.

People at today's march have been explaining their reasons for protesting against planned changes to health care provision in East Kent. A protester who says her life was saved at the Kent & Canterbury Hospital, explains why she is campaigning to keep services on her doorstep.

Campaigners hoping to protect services at their local hospital have been marching through the streets of Canterbury in Kent.

The demonstrators have been voicing their anger at plans by the East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust to temporarily move some services from the Kent & Canterbury Hospital to hospitals in either Ashford or Margate instead.