The chief executive of St George's Hospital Trust has publicly disagreed with Jeremy Hunt's imposition of the new junior doctors contracts today.
Mr Hunt, the Health Secretary, told Parliament today that he had been asked by senior NHS figures to "end uncertainty" and impose the contracts.
Read my statement to Parliament on the introduction of new contracts for junior doctors: https://t.co/oRthgY17NH
— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) February 11, 2016
Miles Scott was included in a list circulated by a member of the British Medical Assocation (BMA) of chief executive officers of NHS foundation trusts that had urged the Health Secretary to do whatever necessary to bring the contracts in after strike action.
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A list of NHS chief execs backing the position set out in Sir David Dalton's letter to Jeremy Hunt #juniorcontract pic.twitter.com/y2RjJ9x1iN
— Shaun Lintern (@ShaunLintern) February 11, 2016
But Mr Scott tweeted this afternoon that he did not support the imposition of contracts, but did support the offer from the Department of Health.
Mr Scott tweeted numerous times this afternoon: "To be clear, I supported the contract offer but not imposition."
To be clear, I supported the contract offer but not imposition.
— Miles Scott (@StGeorgesCEO) February 11, 2016
He's not the only CEO to speak out
1/2 @sachinHA8 @miavanmanen @nazwarner I think Miles Scott's response is excellent & mirrors a no. of the CEOs' views canvassed.........
— Joe Harrison (@JoeHMK) February 11, 2016
Sir David Dalton, who put the letter together, has said that the letter signatories were not backing imposition of the contract.
Sir David Dalton has told HSJ none of the 19 other CEOs were being asked to agree to imposing #juniorcontract pic.twitter.com/nfzZVRyuoo
— Shaun Lintern (@ShaunLintern) February 11, 2016
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