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Re: Junior Doctors Prepare For First Full Walk-Out
The verdict is in...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37481677
Quote:
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has won a High Court fight with junior doctors in England over a new contract.
The group Justice for Health mounted a legal bid arguing the contract was "unsafe and unsustainable" and Mr Hunt did not have the power to impose it.
But Mr Justice Green ruled the health secretary had acted "squarely" within his powers in what he did.
The judge noted that while he approved the contract, he was not necessarily compelling NHS trusts to introduce it.
The ruling comes just a week before the new terms and conditions are due to start to be rolled out.
The judge also considered whether Mr Hunt's actions lacked clarity and transparency and whether he acted irrationally in pursuing the new contract on the basis he believed it would help improve the quality of care at weekends.
On both counts, Mr Justice Green sided with the government.
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