CAMPAIGNERS opposed to NHS privatisation have called on people to join them in a day of action in Oxfordshire on Saturday.

The day’s events have been co-ordinated by national campaign group 38 Degrees and will see protests across the county.

In Oxford, group members will gather in Little Clarendon Street at 11am and in Bonn Square at 2pm.

And a petition calling on MPs to prioritise the NHS will be delivered to prospective parliamentary candidates at Abingdon’s County Hall Museum at 2pm.

Executive director of 38 degrees David Babbs said: “With just weeks to go until the election, people across the country will be coming together to spread the word about the NHS.

“We want to send politicians a clear message. If you want to sell off or run down our NHS, you’ll have a fight on your hands.

“People will be standing with thousands of others across the country to stand up for the NHS.”

More than 2,000 people in Oxford West and Abingdon have signed the petition, which calls on candidates in the General Election to commit to protecting the NHS from privatisation and ensuring it has the funding it needs.

Mike Cox, a member of 38 Degrees in the constituency, said: “The more of us who hit the streets, the sooner politicians will realise that they need to protect the NHS to get our vote.”