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Bad Dog

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7. Signatories of letter used as reason to impose deal distancing themselves from Hunt.

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Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:56 AM

Feb 2016

Last edited Fri Feb 12, 2016, 12:57 PM - Edit history (1)

Some NHS bosses have distanced themselves from suggestions they backed a new junior doctors contract being imposed, after their names were linked to a letter used to justify the move.

Names of 20 chief executives appeared on a letter from the government's chief negotiator, advising it to do "whatever it deems necessary" to end the row.

On Thursday, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said a contract would be imposed.

But 10 of the letter's signatories say they do not support the decision.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35557135

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Junior doctors' contract set to be imposed [View all] Bad Dog Feb 2016 OP

The latest Bad Dog Feb 2016 #1

Jeremy Hunt's Wikipedia page vandalised after junior doctors' contract imposition LeftishBrit Feb 2016 #2

Thanks for that. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #4

Here's another: Denzil_DC Feb 2016 #8

Scotland's keen to take in any refugee doctors from the rUK. Denzil_DC Feb 2016 #3

Ken Clark was on the BBC. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #5

More Hunt News Bad Dog Feb 2016 #6

Signatories of letter used as reason to impose deal distancing themselves from Hunt. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #7

Doing the rounds on Facebook and Twitter: Denzil_DC Feb 2016 #9

What a brilliant post. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #10

Great and very moving post LeftishBrit Feb 2016 #11

Perhaps predictably, Denzil_DC Feb 2016 #12

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