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Ministers should "apologise" to junior doctors and row back on imposing a new contract in England, the government's former patient safety adviser says.
Prof Don Berwick, who led a review for government on safety three years ago, said there should be a three-year moratorium on the new contract.
He said the NHS had a "demoralised" workforce and needed to find another way out of the "mess".
Ministers have said the new contract is needed to improve safety at weekends.
But Prof Berwick cast doubt on that by saying it may be "impossible" for the NHS to tackle the issue given the current level of funding, the HSJ reports.
Speaking at an event in London at the King's Fund think-tank, Prof Berwick said: "You cannot achieve excellence in combat with your future workforce, it makes no sense at all.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35641695
Prof Don Berwick, who led a review for government on safety three years ago, said there should be a three-year moratorium on the new contract.
He said the NHS had a "demoralised" workforce and needed to find another way out of the "mess".
Ministers have said the new contract is needed to improve safety at weekends.
But Prof Berwick cast doubt on that by saying it may be "impossible" for the NHS to tackle the issue given the current level of funding, the HSJ reports.
Speaking at an event in London at the King's Fund think-tank, Prof Berwick said: "You cannot achieve excellence in combat with your future workforce, it makes no sense at all.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35641695