Andy Burnham

EXCLUSIVE: Photo of Andy Burnham’s IT saving

Liberal Burblings (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Story here. photo credit: lepiaf.geo (better off slipping into blur)

NHS IT will not be scrapped completely, says Burnham

Computing.co.uk (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Tom Young, Computing , Monday 7 December 2009 at 17:20:00 £600m to be cut from the “life time costs” of the NPfIT says minister The National Programme for IT is not to be cancelled completely, Andy Burnham told MPs in the commons today. Speaking ahead of his pre-budget proposals to be released on Wednesday, chancellor Alistair Darling had indicated the programme would...

NHS IT will not be scrapped completely, says Burnham

computing (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Tom Young, Computing , Monday 7 December 2009 at 17:20:00 £600m to be cut from the “life time costs” of the NPfIT says minister The National Programme for IT is not to be cancelled completely, Andy Burnham told MPs in the commons today. Speaking ahead of his pre-budget proposals to be released on Wednesday, chancellor Alistair Darling had indicated the programme would...

No product placement on UK TV shows | Jackie Schneider

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

... until now it has been against the law in British-made TV programmes. The last culture secretary, Andy Burnham , warned against product placement "contaminating" our programmes: As a viewer, I don't want to feel the script has been written by the commercial marketing director. If Jim Royle gets out of his chair for a Kit Kat, I want to think, 'he fancies a Kit Kat' –...

Swine Flu Vaccinations For Under Fives To Start Before Christmas

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago

Children between the ages of six months and five years will start to be vaccinated against swine flu in the run up to Christmas, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today. This age group has been identified as the next priority group for the vaccine because they are more likely to be hospitalised if they fall ill with swine flu...

• U.K. Children Between the Ages of Six Months And Five Years to be Vaccinated Against Swine Flu in the Run Up to Christmas - Net News Publisher

U.K. Children Between the Ages of Six Months And Five Years to be Vaccinated Against Swine Flu in the Run Up to Christmas

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | yesterday

Children between the ages of six months and five years will start to be vaccinated against swine flu in the run up to Christmas, Health Secretary Andy Burnham has announced. This age group has been identified as the next priority group for the vaccine because they are more likely to be hospitalized if they fall ill [...]

How to rip the heart out of a school

Tom Morris (Free subscription) | yesterday

About a year ago, I wrote How to destroy a library , a very cynical take on Andy Burnham's plans to turn libraries into vaguely book-themed amusement parks for idiots, and ruin the concentration of anyone trying to read a damn book. Well, the other day I went into my local library - about 60% of the people in there were using the Internet. There was some group therapy session going on....

NHS/IT Contract

Downing Street Says (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Put that the Chancellor and Andy Burnham seemed to be saying different things in terms of the NHS/IT contract, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that Andy Burnham was currently in the House of Commons and referred journalists to his comments there. The Chancellor made comments yesterday in regard to the way in which [...]

NHS IT Cuts To Be Around Five Percent – Patient Control Over Health Records Reiterated

The Medical Quack (Free subscription) | yesterday

... government reduce its Budget deficit. Yet in a debate in the House of Commons, Health Secretary Andy Burnham said his department would be aiming to achieve a reduction of £600m in the lifetime costs of the program. With the current budget standing at £12.4bn this equates to just 5 per cent of the program's costs. In response, the shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley...

GPs refuse deal to deliver swine flu jabs to under-fives

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

... many patients local practices dealt with. The negotiations broke down after the health secretary, Andy Burnham, refused to make further financial concessions. He said: "It is disappointing that we have not been able to come to a national agreement with GPs to vaccinate children. But we are now asking health trusts to put local plans in place so that vaccination of these children...

NHS IT scheme 'faces £600m cuts'

Health Pages (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

The government will cancel some parts of its NHS IT scheme in a bid to save £600m, Health Secretary Andy Burnham says.

Smarter? Scruffy, More Like

Boulton (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

"Oh dear, rarely have we seen a more abject example of the Government's incompetence." Those were the words of Andrew Lansley, the Shadow Health Secretary, in a Commons clash with Andy Burnham over a muddle over the NHS's IT contract. But hold on, wasn't "smarter government" supposed to be the theme of the Government's drive to cut public spending? Indeed. But the...

NHS IT scheme 'faces £600m cuts'

BBC News (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

The government will cancel some parts of its NHS IT scheme in a bid to save £600m, Health Secretary Andy Burnham says.

Cumbria Farmers Hit Out at Calls For Livestock Cutback

Connecting the Dots in the New World Order (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Farmers in Cumbria have reacted with anger at a report calling for major cuts in livestock numbers to tackle climate change and health problems. Three senior cabinet members, including health secretary Andy Burnham, have supported the report, which says the number of farm animals in Britain needs to be cut by 30 per cent to reduce carbon emmisions.' Read more...

A victory for the Happy Revolutionaries

Mark Easton's UK (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

... themselves to putting "well-being in all policy". I feel vindicated. Health Secretary Andy Burnham calls it a "major social issue demanding action across all parts of government" and says his officials will work with other departments to "ensure that policies consider the impact on well-being, as well as informing future policy and research". This is...