Facing Jeremy Hunt's fear: an interview with a militant NHS doctor | Dean Burnett

The health secretary has recently caused more controversy by urging the medical profession to resist "militant doctors". Who are they? What do they want? Why so aggressive?

Those interested or worried about the current situation in the NHS with the controversial junior contract will be aware that health secretary Jeremy Hunt recently urged those in the medical profession to resist militant doctors. This is a move that surprised many, mostly because most people weren't aware that there were militant doctors.

What makes a doctor a militant, and how do they reconcile these disparate approaches of combat and healing the sick? I set out to find out more about these worrying individuals.