SURELY the time has come for compromise in this long running junior doctors’ dispute.

It appears to me, as a long running and dedicated supporter of the NHS, that Jeremy Hunt’s attitude and intransigence are destined to destroy all that is good about the health service.

The stubborn, self-aggrandisement of this minister is beyond belief and he needs to learn that you can’t always get your own way.

Junior doctors have trained hard and long and deserve some respect, not discouragement and disdain.

KEITH TYTLER,

Hexham