With all the excitement over Jeremy Hunt’s acceptance of the Poisoned Health Chalice, and the related stories about his pro-homeopathy and anti-abortion stances, you may have missed the news that former junior doctor Dan Poulter MP was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health.
Over the last couple of months I’ve been trying to get Dr Poulter, or “Dr Dan” as he prefers to be called, to clarify some statements he’s made about the long hours he used to work as a junior doctor.
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Which Trust did you work for, for which consultant, and at which grade, duing the period when you “often used to do 100-hour weeks”?
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Can you provide a copy of the rota so we can ensure future generations of doctors aren’t exploited in this way?
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What sanctions if any were taken against the employing Trusts for these breaches of employment law, and if none were taken, what steps will you take as Health Minister to amend this?
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