Stephen Hawking joins lawsuit aimed at foiling Hunt's NHS shake-up

Physicist’s dispute with health secretary is reignited as he joins action against changes he fears could lead to more privatisation

Stephen Hawking has reignited his public dispute with Jeremy Hunt by joining a legal action aimed at scuppering a controversial NHS shake-up he fears will lead to greater privatisation and rationing of resources.

The world-renowned physicist has become a party to a lawsuit that is seeking to stop the introduction of the first accountable care organisations (ACOs) into the NHS in England in April.

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