Doctors feeling 'under attack'

DOCTORS in England feel under attack from the government, the leader of the profession has said.

Dr Hamish Meldrum, British Medical Association chairman, hit out at ministers following pressure over the reform of the NHS, saying GPs were unhappy with moves to create polyclinics.

In his speech at the BMA's annual conference today he is expected to back Scotland's policy, where private firms are used only as a last resort.