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speakers warn of the impact on patient care and the future of the party in the debate over health care reform proposal

leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party has warned that he must awaken to the fact that "the NHS, stupid" amid accusations that he supports a "Conservative plan" to drive through "the biggest shock in the NHS in its history. "

Andrew George, a Liberal Democrat in the House of Commons health select committee, was among a number of speakers is a growing concern about the reforms in the law of health care and social its impact on patient care and the Liberal Democrats' political fortunes.

George - who voted against the bill in the Commons - said the debate within the NHS was conducted in an "empty sound policy, not realizing the train wreck that going on, "

The closing day of the Liberal Democrat conference heard warnings about the danger to the NHS of the law in its present form during an emergency debate.

Many condemned the decision to deny the vote of delegates to a specific motion in relation to the bill, scheduled to begin its passage through the Lords next month.

In a sideswipe at the Lib Dem leadership, which has blocked a vote, George has accused those who believed it was impossible to stop the legislation to adopt a "fatalistic position wallflower."

"It's like saying that because the thieves were that we should allow to loot the place," he said.

warned that the reforms are "turmoil" at a time when the health service needs stability.

And he said that there was a "real risk" of producing an SNS "more profit-driven private concern for patient care."

George said the legislation had lost a "great opportunity" to produce a health service more accountable to communities and patients, and warned: "Politics are not good or is the NHS more important for the public. the fate of any political party.

"Yes, work has paved the way - with the support of Tory - but this is mainly a Conservative plan our support grudgingly or acquiescence can often said .." It is the economy, stupid "

"I am more concerned that the ship will sink, and that the NHS will sink with it, and if our name is on that ship will go down as well. And, guys, we deserve it. '" / aa>

John Pugh, a Lib Dem MP and co-chair of the party of the health of the backbench, said the model of Blair's NHS reforms had a troubling conclusion.

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