Health Secretary to impose contract on junior doctors

The health secretary has confirmed that the government will impose a new contract on junior doctors in England starting in August.

Speaking to Edward Stourton on The World At One, Jeremy Hunt said the only way to end the uncertainty in the NHS is by proceeding to introduce a new contract.

(Image: Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Credit: Reuters)

11 February 2016

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