00:00No, I have so much respect and time for Amanda Pritchard. I have enormous respect for the
00:07service she's given over more than half a decade now to our National Health Service,
00:11to the wise counsel and personal support she's given me during my early months as the Health
00:15and Social Care Secretary. But as we lead the NHS into a new era, I can well understand
00:21the support why she's chosen this moment to step back to make way for new leadership.
00:26And that's the leadership that Jim Mackey will help us transition to as we lead the
00:31NHS into what will be a new era, because we're not just getting the NHS back on its feet
00:36and recovering from the worst crisis in its history, we've also got to make sure it's
00:40fit for the future. And I can well understand why, having done the job, one of the toughest
00:44jobs in public service now for more than half a decade, Amanda Pritchard is looking to new
00:48challenges.
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