Mr Hunt said the British Medical Association, which is the doctors' trade union, has "misrepresented the Government's position" and insisted junior doctors would benefit from a reduction in their maximum working hours from 91 to 72.
But in the letter Mr Hunt has given "absolute guarantees" on pay and working hours, insisting junior doctors would still be able to benefit from four or five progression pay rises during their training and promising that the new deal will not require doctors to work more than 48 hours a week.
Britain was "the junior partner", he insisted, even if "a strong and self-confident" one.
Since players call their own lines in the early rounds of junior tournaments, he insisted that his boys play any opponents' shots that were out of bounds by two inches or less.
Hunt acknowledged that his decision had created "considerable dismay" among junior doctors, but he insisted that the new contract "is one that in time can command the confidence of both the workforce and their employers".
He has proposed an 11% rise in junior doctors' basic pay to compensate for the loss of overtime, but the BMA insists juniors would still be up to 30% worse off.
He has proposed an 11% rise in basic pay to compensate for this loss of overtime, but the BMA insists juniors would still be up to 30% worse off.
He insisted on finishing.
