Abstract
Jeremy Hunt: the Dot Cotton of NHS politics
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‘Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.’ tweeted Jeremy Hunt when re-appointed to the role of Health Secretary for the fifth time in January 2018
Hunt allowed himself to become too closely associated with the contract, rather than leaving NHS Employers to get on with negotiations. This was a rare slip-up from the Lambada-dancing politician who has otherwise kept his distance from controversial political issues
As The Guardian’s Polly Toynbee pointed out in her opinion piece It’s not time to get rid of Jeremy Hunt, Hunt has been consistently arguing – privately and publicly – that the NHS needs more money and a ten-year funding settlement to provide certainty
Summary
Jeremy Hunt: the Dot Cotton of NHS politics ‘Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.’ tweeted Jeremy Hunt when re-appointed to the role of Health Secretary for the fifth time in January 2018. Many predicted 2018 would be his last as Health Secretary. That might still come to pass but it looks increasingly likely Hunt will overtake Norman Fowler in June to become the longest-serving Health Secretary of all time.
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