Breaking: the NHS Practitioner Health service for secondary care doctors, dentists and senior staff has been extended by 12 months, while a wider review is being carried out, NHS England has announced.

Nick Kituno NHS Practitioner Health NHS England they shoulda consulted and risk assessed before making such an ill-judged announcement then having Hopson take to twitter to defend a decision he did not make

David Oliver Nick Kituno NHS Practitioner Health NHS England But he's NHS England Dir of Strategy, isn't he? Surely, these imp decisns need to pass by his Dept first? Or is it a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand does? I used to be a big fan of his when he was at NHS Providers . I'm not so sure now 𒊓𒅂𒁓𒐗𒐕𒐗 Steve the skeptic Craig Nikolic

Ash Paul Nick Kituno NHS Practitioner Health NHS England NHS Providers 𒊓𒅂𒁓𒐗𒐕𒐗 Steve the skeptic Craig Nikolic I have asked NHSE who made the decision and how and what their risk register and comms plan were and the equality impact assessment

I am waiting a response

But that speed of U turn suggests a terrible decision