Consultation on CATS a ‘sham’, says BMA

The British Medical Association (BMA) has described the consultation launched by Cumbria and Lancashire primary care trusts (PCTS) on the planned clinical assessment, treatment and support (CATS) services as a ‘sham’. Speaking after the eight-week consultation was launched last month, chairman of the BMA’s consultants’ committee Dr Jonathan Fielden accused the PCTs of failing to…