Show Notes
Jeremy Hunt is currently the Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee.
In the aftermath of the 2010 General Election, Hunt was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, responsible for delivering the 2012 London Olympic Games. He will be best known to many of us for his former role as Secretary of State for Health, a position he held from 2012-2018, making him the longest serving Secretary of State for Health in British history.
*Highlights: Early life and influences (4 mins) The job of a politican (8 mins) Changing the culture of the NHS (11 mins) How he felt being made SoS for health (15 mins) Those infamous Monday meetings (19 mins) The role of the SoS (22 mins) The junior doctor's strikes- regrets and reflections (24 mins) Handling criticism (33 mins) Primary care (36 mins) What he thinks we need to prioritise (43 mins) Life at home (45 mins) Quick fire: including favourite books, and top tips for new leaders (55 mins)
*Resources Black Box Thinking WIlliam Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner
*Social media: @Jeremy_Hunt @NextGGP/ @nishmanek
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