Most doctors think ministers want to destroy NHS, BMA boss says

Prof Philip Banfield, chair of the British Medical Association, says the NHS is in a state of ‘managed decline’ Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Most frontline medics believe ministers are seeking to “destroy the NHS” because they have starved it of cash and mistreated its staff, the leader of Britain’s doctors has said.

Prof Philip Banfield also warned that the health service, which on Wednesday will mark the 75th anniversary of its creation, is so fragile that it may not survive until its 80th.