Junior doctors accuse Jeremy Hunt of handling contract crisis 'absolutely abysmally' as all-out strike continues
The first all-out strike in the history of the NHS has entered its second day.
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Your support makes all the difference.As thousands of junior doctors join picket lines nationwide for unprecedented strike action, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt believes history will judge him on his ability to deliver a seven-day health service.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Mr Hunt said: “Health secretaries are never popular. But what history judges is, did you take the tough and difficult decisions that enable the NHS to deliver high-quality care for patients? For me, that’s what it’s about.”
Junior doctors picketing outside Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel had little sympathy for what Mr Hunt perceives as a difficult job.
Watch the video above to see what they had to say.
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