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Government's top down management failed doctors - Gidley
8 May 2008


Ms Sandra Julia Gidley

Commenting on today’s [Thursday] Health Select Committee report that criticises the Department of Health for ‘totally inadequate’ leadership in the 2007 crisis over junior doctor reforms, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Sandra Gidley said:

"This was yet more botched project management from the Government coupled with poor leadership from doctors’ representatives.

"It was an example of top down management having a dramatic effect on doctors’ lives. Nobody involved with the process came out covered in glory.

"The chief medical officer should have taken more responsibility for his actions."


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