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Jeremy Hunt and senior ministers have insisted they must win the battle with junior doctors, ahead of their historic walkout that will disrupt services including maternity, accident and emergency and intensive care.
The health secretary dashed any lingering hopes of a last-minute compromise when he told MPs that he was determined to impose the unpopular new contract to help turn the NHS into a seven-day service.
In a combative performance in the Commons, Hunt said: “No trade union has the right to veto a manifesto promise voted for by the British people. We are proud of the NHS as one of our greatest institutions but we must turn that pride into actions and a seven-day service will help us turn the NHS into one of the highest quality healthcare systems in the world.”
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/25/junior-doctors-strike-defeated-jeremy-hunt
There's that rubbish about a manifesto commitment again
The health secretary dashed any lingering hopes of a last-minute compromise when he told MPs that he was determined to impose the unpopular new contract to help turn the NHS into a seven-day service.
In a combative performance in the Commons, Hunt said: “No trade union has the right to veto a manifesto promise voted for by the British people. We are proud of the NHS as one of our greatest institutions but we must turn that pride into actions and a seven-day service will help us turn the NHS into one of the highest quality healthcare systems in the world.”
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/25/junior-doctors-strike-defeated-jeremy-hunt
There's that rubbish about a manifesto commitment again