BMA rejects NHS reforms

[muriel_volestrangler]

Today the British Medical Association (BMA) held an emergency meeting attended by almost 400 doctors to debate the plans.

Doctors voted in favour of calling on Lansley to withdraw the bill entirely and for a "halt to the proposed top-down reorganisation of the NHS".

They said the government should act on criticisms from those who are opposed to the bill and accept there is "no electoral mandate" for the plans.
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Meldrum added: "Because what we have seen is an often contradictory set of proposals, driven by ideology rather than evidence, enshrined in ill-thought-through legislation and implemented in a rush during a major economic downturn."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/mar/15/bma-meeting-rejects-nhs-reforms

[oldironside]

1. Excellent news...

... but the bastards probably expected this sort of opposition. It won't stop them.

[LeftishBrit]

2. Well, but what do DOCTORS know about the NHS?

Just trust in Lansley and Cameron; they know what to do!

You probably have seen this already, but 38Degrees have a petition about the NHS, if anyone wants to sign it and hasn't:

http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/Protect_our_NHS_Petition