The Government has been accused of ‘bullying’ healthcare professionals who speak out against the NHS reforms after a senior doctor who signed a letter criticising the health bill was threatened with disciplinary action.

Exclusive Government amendments to the health bill will not prevent large disparities in the provision of care emerging across the country, say legal experts.

The GP behind a petition to have the health bill scrapped has urged the BMA and RCGP to encourage their members to sign it.

David Cameron has rallied round embattled health secretary Andrew Lansley at Prime Minister’s Questions and launched a staunch defence of the health bill,citing the fact that 95% of GPs are involved in ‘implementing’ the NHS reforms as evidence of the profession’s support.

The RCGP has written to Prime Minister David Cameron to formally call for the withdrawal of the Health and Social Care Bill, citing the ‘irreparable damage’ it could cause to patient care.

Ministers have revealed details of a series of amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill designed to placate the raft of concerns raised by the House of Lords.

Scrapping the health bill would save the Government over £1bn in 2013 and give the NHS the stability to make improvements in ‘efficiency and productivity’, according to an health policy expert.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is set to agree to a series of amendments to the health and social care bill including the stipulation that GPs must commission to limit controversial rationing measures, according to reports.

Stephen Fry has become the latest high profile opponent to the health bill, after he urged his 3.8m Twitter followers to sign a leading GP’s petition to have the bill scrapped.

The ‘Doncaster GP’ hailed by David Cameron as a champion of the health bill who was used to accuse Labour leader Ed Miliband of being ‘out of touch’ with GP views on the health bill, is no longer involved in the area’s CCG and has relocated.

Deputy GPC chair Dr Richard Vautrey discusses the dangers of paying GPs a quality premium.

The BMA have made a video exploring doctors' concerns about how competition and market forces could threaten the delivery of integrated healthcare, particularly for services that are provided to vulnerable patients or those with rare diseases.

I have resigned from general practice as a result of the interference by this Government in the running of the NHS and the care of patients – which for the first time since I had qualified in 1984 showed signs of improvement and progression as a result of Labour’s changes.

In your editorial you state that there are two possible reasons why 93% of all elections for GP board positions were uncontested – lack of awareness or lack of engagement.