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16/03/2012
Royal College of Physicians Reject NHS Reform Bill
More than two thirds of Royal College of Physicians (RCP) members reject the NHS reform bill, a survey has found.
Carried out by the RCP the survey was completed by almost 9,000 of its members. However, it also reveals a split on how to proceed. Roughly equal numbers called for the bill to be scrapped as said the college should work with the government to improve the bill.
69% of respondents rejected the bill in its current form, with only 6% approving of the reforms as they are.
46% voted to "continue to engage critically" on improving the bill, and 49%, wanted the organisation to "seek withdrawal of the bill".
"We believe that this is the single biggest survey among the medical royal colleges, with the highest turnout,” RCP president Sir Richard Thompson said.
"The areas of most concern to RCP fellows and members are the areas on which we have been strongly lobbying government, MPs, peers and other stakeholders: training, education and research; use of the private sector; commissioning by clinical commissioning groups; and choice and competition"
"The quality of care that patients receive is clearly at the core of physicians' concerns and mirrors the key areas of the mission and objectives of the RCP."
The government said it was "disappointed" with the vote.
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Carried out by the RCP the survey was completed by almost 9,000 of its members. However, it also reveals a split on how to proceed. Roughly equal numbers called for the bill to be scrapped as said the college should work with the government to improve the bill.
69% of respondents rejected the bill in its current form, with only 6% approving of the reforms as they are.
46% voted to "continue to engage critically" on improving the bill, and 49%, wanted the organisation to "seek withdrawal of the bill".
"We believe that this is the single biggest survey among the medical royal colleges, with the highest turnout,” RCP president Sir Richard Thompson said.
"The areas of most concern to RCP fellows and members are the areas on which we have been strongly lobbying government, MPs, peers and other stakeholders: training, education and research; use of the private sector; commissioning by clinical commissioning groups; and choice and competition"
"The quality of care that patients receive is clearly at the core of physicians' concerns and mirrors the key areas of the mission and objectives of the RCP."
The government said it was "disappointed" with the vote.
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