Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

News

Petition calling for health secretary’s resignation exceeds 200 000 supporters

BMJ 2015; 351 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h4101 (Published 28 July 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h4101

Rapid Response:

Re: Petition calling for health secretary’s resignation exceeds 200 000 supporters

1. We professionals present an argument and politicians change the argument and answer the question they want to (on remuneration for overtime for instance) instead of answering the question that was actually asked. let's make sure we notice.

2. Can we use the Freedom of Information Act to find out how many conservative MPs have private health cover which means they do not need to support the NHS since they do not need it as much as Joe Public does? It would be interesting to know since it would lead to a lot of bias.

Competing interests: No competing interests

29 July 2015
Nick Wooding
GP
South Oxford Health Centre