Doctors defiant despite NHS Bill's progress

Both the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and British Medical Association (BMA) were standing firm after yesterday's votes saw the government's Health and Social Care Bill clear its first hurdle in the Lords. They also highlighted that the marathon debate had centred on subjects that were of most concern to medical practitioners. Dr Clare Gerada, chair of the RCGP, was encouraged by the high turnout of peers and said it proved how important the concerns were. "Our own snapshot survey of RCGP members (1,904) showed that over 70% of respondents wanted the Bill to be with...