Savid Javid’s legacy as health secretary is not inspiring

Torjesen is far too kind in her assessment of Savid Javid’s brief term as secretary of state for health.1Javid did not inspire, and the NHS is all the better for his departure (which of course is not to welcome his successor, who may prove as bad if not worse). But Javid has never excelled in any of his ministerial posts (none of which he has held for long), and his brief time at the Department of Health and Social Care is no exception.He had a tin ear when it came to understanding the English NHS reforms now under way, seeking to meddle in them and exert strong and misplaced central control over their implementation. He launched the wholly unnecessary Messenger review of leadership, which proved to be a costly distraction at a time of immense pressures on the NHS and which has yielded little of added value.But perhaps most important…
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