The Health and Social Care Bill has courted controversy since its inception. Criticism from healthcare professionals has remained forceful even after attempts to amend the legislation and, as the government presses on with its attempt to push the controversial bill through parliament, opposition appears
to be growing.
Prime Minister David Cameron organised a Downing Street summit last month to talk to health leaders about implementing the changes in the bill, but the meeting turned into a debate about the problems with the legislation.
Concerns are rife among child health professionals; 154 members of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have signed a letter calling for the bill to be withdrawn. The proposals herald the largest shake-up of the NHS in its 64-year history.
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