How to be health secretary: Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP and Nick Timmins (22 October 2020)

Summary

In this podcast from The Health Foundation, Chief Executive Dr Jennifer Dixon talks to Jeremy Hunt about his tenure as the longest-serving health secretary. Jeremy speaks about his passion for patient safety, a topic which became his professional focus following the Mid-Staffs investigations. He highlights the importance of the patient safety agenda and the need to learn from past experiences.

With the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic holding the world’s attention, what would Hunt have done differently? And what are the key lessons for government as we enter a new phase of the pandemic?