Prime minister says there is no going back on reforms, as chorus of opposition grows louder
David Cameron has said he does not care about "taking a hit" on the government's radical shake-up of the NHS in England, vowing there was no going back on the reforms.
Addressing the Conservative spring forum, the prime minister said the controversial overhaul was "unavoidable and urgent".
But he sought to reassure party activists over the crucial doorstep election issue, claiming the NHS was "in the party's DNA and that's not going to change".
Cameron's comments come as the chorus of opposition to the coalition's NHS reforms grew louder this week, with the Royal College of Radiologists joining a growing list of medical bodies denouncing the health and social care bill.
On Friday, the college called on ministers to withdraw their plans for a radical shake-up of the NHS in England after a survey of its members.
The British Medical Association (BMA) said on Thursday that the reforms would be "irreversibly damaging to the NHS" and irreparably damage the relationship between family doctors and patients.
But Cameron, rallying Tory activists at the private event in central London on Saturday, said "fortune favours brave governments".
He claimed it was right to take "tough decisions" in a range of areas for the good of the country, including agreeing to go ahead with plans for a high-speed rail link between London and the North that will carve up key Tory heartlands.
That prompted one party member to cry out "No". "Oh, yes it is," the prime minister replied. The Guardian
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