98 per cent of respondents in a poll of doctors by the Royal College of GPs have either strongly supported (65.8 per cent) or supported (32.4 per cent) action calling for a withdrawal of the Torie’s Health Bill as part of a joint approach with other medical royal colleges.

The RCGP is the largest body of GPs in the UK, and with over 44,000 members (33,837 in England), and is also the largest medical royal college.

Over 90% of GP’s also said that they either strongly supported (55.8%) or supported (37.0 per cent) the College in proceeding in calling for the Bill’s withdrawal; even without being part of a joint effort with the other Royal Colleges.

Dr Aseem Malhotra wrote in a recent article in the Guardian that “There should be absolutely no illusion that we are being led towards an Americanised system of healthcare.”

Fewer than 14 per cent of respondents said that they believed the reforms would result in better patient care.

In a pre-election promise to the public, David Cameron stated that there "would be no top down reorganisation of the NHS". With the majority of doctors, nurses and the public being overwhelmingly against it, the only support for this Bill is from the top- of the Tory Party.

*You can read more about the survey results here: http://www.rcgp.org.uk/news/press_releases_and_statements/health_bill_survey_results.aspx.