11.05.15
Hunt to stay on as health secretary
Jeremy Hunt is to stay on as health secretary, the prime minister has announced.
Hunt took over the job in September 2012 from Andrew Lansley, who had been the mastermind behind the controversial top-down reorganisation of the NHS in the Health and Social Care Act.
The reappointment of Hunt has been welcomed by the voices across the NHS as providing much-needed continuity.
NHS Confederation chief executive Rob Webster said: "I would like to congratulate Jeremy Hunt on his reappointment and I look forward to continuing to work with him as we tackle the biggest challenges in the NHS for a generation. His reappointment provides stability in political leadership - something that can only help our members.
“The political will to support the implementation of the Five Year Forward View, the financial support for the NHS and the consequential changes in the way in which care is delivered will be high on the agenda."
Chris Ham, chief executive of The King’s Fund added that Hunt’s first priority must be to secure additional funding for the current financial year to plug the “growing black hole in NHS finances”.
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