More doctors to stand in election to 'save the NHS'

More doctors have revealed they are considering standing as candidates in the General Election in a bid to save the NHS.

The National Health Action party, formed in 2012, say they are about patients, not profits, and are dedicated to defending and improving the health service.

It comes as the British Medical Association called on politicians to "stop playing games with the NHS."

Already, the NHA have 12 candidates and a poll found 70% of voters want doctors to have a greater say in how the NHS is run.

And for the first time, the NHS has overtook immigration as being voters top priority with 50% saying it is their most important concern.

Dr Louise Irvine is one of those candidates. She told ITV News: "If people are making decisions which are adversely affecting our NHS, then I feel we have to do something about it. We can't just sit and complain."

NHA co-leader and candidate, Dr Richard Taylor, has already won two elections in Kidderminster after promising to save his local hospital.

He said: "I was staggered when I got into the House of Commons to hear the depths of ignorance of most MPs about health issues and the NHS."

So it remains to be seen whether patients over politics will triumph when voters go to the polls.

ITV Health Editor Rachel Younger reports: