Medics say they have no confidence in the health secretary after pension reforms
Doctors have called for Andrew Lansley to resign, saying they have "no confidence" in the health secretary.
Medics went head to head with Lansley last week over the government's controversial pension reforms, taking industrial action for the first time in almost 40 years to voice their anger at the proposals.
The British Medical Association (BMA) accused Lansley of "breaching doctors' trust" by tearing up a pension deal that was only agreed four years ago.
On Thursday, delegates at the BMA annual conference in Bournemouth agreed on a motion calling for Lansley's resignation.
Delegates at the conference voted on the motion "This meeting has no confidence in Andrew Lansley, the secretary of state for health, and calls for him to resign".
The motion was passed by a small majority, with 158 delegates voting in favour and 124 against.
Dr Gary Marlowe, who presented the motion, told the conference: "I do not trust this man."
Marlowe accused Lansley of misleading doctors and the public during the election over his plans for the Health and Social Care Act, which became law in March after a tortuous passage through parliament.
He said: "I understand that Mr Lansley is quite a nice man and can on occasion be quite charming.
"If only this was enough to be health secretary, overseeing the biggest reorganisation of the NHS since its inception.
"During the election, there was no mention of a specific direction and/or any detail of the NHS reforms.
"By all accounts, Mr Lansley has a long and detailed knowledge of the NHS, and has been working on his plans throughout opposition.
"It is clear that during the election he misled the public and the profession."
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jun/28/doctors-andrew-lansley-resign
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