Training bosses have threatened hospitals thinking of offering an alternative contracts to their junior doctors with a loss of funding for training places.
In a letter to foundation trust chief executives, Health Education England (HEE) chief executive Professor Ian Cumming warned that ‘implementation of the national contract will be a key criterion’ when HEE decides on training post ‘investment’.
The warning comes as several chief executives had distanced themselves from the Government’s decision last week to impose the contract, with commentators suggesting that hospitals should negotiate their own terms with junior doctors and the BMA urging meetings between junior doctors and hospital employers.
Full story in Pulse, 17 February 2016