Health Education England threatens to cut trusts’ funding for training if they don’t impose junior doctor contract

Health Education England (HEE) has told hospital trusts that they could lose funding for training posts if they decide not to impose a new contract on their junior doctors.

In a letter sent to the chief executives of all hospital trusts in England, Ian Cumming, HEE’s chief executive, said, “Implementation of the national contract will be a key criterion for HEE in making its decisions on our investment in training posts.”

Last week the health …