Hospitals may refuse to impose Jeremy Hunt’s new contract on junior doctors

Hospitals may refuse to impose Jeremy Hunt’s new contract on junior doctors Tory unrest grows over health secretary’s gamble as opt-out could lead to a flood of local deals with trusts

Hospitals may go it alone and refuse to impose the new contract on junior doctors proposed by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, on NHS trainee medics from August. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• News story: Independent review of junior doctors' morale, training and support Department of Health
• GMC statement in response to Health Secretary's statement on junior doctors' contract General Medical Council
• Doctors' dispute 'could become a war' BBC News
• Jeremy Hunt faces a backlash after he rules a new contract will be imposed on striking junior doctors as more than 42,000 sign a petition overnight The Daily Mail
• Junior doctors vow to fight on after Jeremy Hunt imposes new contracts The Guardian
• Andrew Mitchell's daughter calls for sacking of Jeremy Hunt The Guardian
• Jeremy Hunt is dishonest or stupid. Either way, he must be sacked | Letter from Dr Hannah Mitchell The Guardian
• Tory activists prevent doctors from attending event with Jeremy Hunt The Guardian
• The Observer view on the junior doctors’ dispute | Observer editorial The Guardian
• Junior doctors: Hospitals could refuse to impose Jeremy Hunt's new contract The Independent
• Junior doctors: Jeremy Hunt vote-of-no-confidence petition reaches 250,000 signatures The Independent
• Junior doctors: Andrew Mitchell's daughter calls for Jeremy Hunt to go for 'alienating an entire generation' The Independent
• Hospital chief executives against junior doctor contract imposition OnMedica