Jeremy Hunt’s tenure at the Department of Health has so far been pretty inglorious. Hunt tweeted on December 13 2013, “Shocking Labour not supporting measures in Care Bill that will prevent another Mid Staffs. Have they learned nothing?” The Care Bill is however intensely complicated. The Government plans to widen the powers of trust special administrators face opposition both within and outside Parliament. There can, of course, be grounds for hospital reconfigurations where this improves the quality of patient care, however it is essential that this takes place with proper regard to due process. And yet Jeremy Hunt has allowed [...]
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