Or how about this?
Vested interests I hear you cry - well in 30 years of working in the NHS I have never seen such concerted concern from such a range of bodies. never.
Its not about vested interests - its about the interests of patients.
We are the representative and professional bodies representing the majority of doctors, nurses, midwives and physiotherapy staff in the NHS. For months our members have been telling us about the chaotic way the reforms are being implemented on the ground, before the legislation has even been passed (Report, 7 February). It has been an unnecessary distraction when the NHS should be focusing on a far more important issue: finding the £20bn in efficiency savings it needs to make at a time when demand is increasing. We are concerned that the bill will mean we end up with a service where it is harder for patients to receive joined-up care. Eleventh-hour tinkering in the form of amendments is not enough; we call on the government to do the sensible thing – withdraw the bill and work with clinicians to bring stability back to the NHS.The ill-advised bill enters its Lords report stage today. We call upon peers to vote against it.
Dr Peter Carter Chief executive and general secretary, Royal College of Nursing, Dr Hamish Meldrum Chairman, BMA Council, Professor Cathy Warwick General secretary, Royal College of Midwives, Dr Helena Johnson Chair, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
