The BMA Council took the decision at its meeting on 24 November 2011 to move to a position of opposing the whole Health and Social Care Bill.




Who runs our GP services?

We are investigating the growing commercialisation of the NHS, with support from organisations like UNISON.

Our health news blog

Find out the latest on the health bill, cuts and the repercussions of government policy.



Roy Lilley

"The public health people don't like the Reforms. They've suddenly woken from their caducean slumber."

Dr No

"The OFT, Monitor’s big brother, have been investigating the £5 billion UK private healthcare market, and – provisionally – it does not like what it saw."

Your new NHS

A vision of a future National Health Service if the government's reforms reach their logical conclusion.

Private sector lobbying

Panorama's investigation of PFI deals

Built by Bevan ... Crushed by Cameron?

NHS staff respond to the reforms

NHS Reforms: Competition v Integration

NHS Reforms: Education & Training

NHS Reforms: Public Health