Mr Hunt won’t get involved in Mr Ahmed’s case, or indeed the case of any individual whistleblower whose career and livelihood has been destroyed for following their moral and professional duty to speak up and protect patients from avoidable harm. However, the Department of Health is considering how to ensure that whistleblowers are not just protected but praised, thanked, rewarded and kept in NHS employment wherever they speak up. We shall see. Mr Hunt’s response is below

Reply from Jeremy Hunt to Patients First