Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 3) Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 3)

Chris Skidmore Excerpts
Tuesday 6th September 2011

(13 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Liz Kendall Portrait Liz Kendall
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The Minister groans. If he thinks that the body representing doctors in this country is worthy of that response, that is a disgrace. The BMA says that the Bill is still

“an unacceptably high risk to the NHS, threatening its ability to operate effectively and equitably now and in the future”.

It calls for the Bill’s withdrawal

“or at the very least further, significant amendment”.

Chris Skidmore Portrait Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con)
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Is the BMA not the same organisation that opposed the creation of the NHS in 1948?