International survey of frontline doctors rates NHS best for specialist waiting times. AndyBurnham MP, Labour's Health Secretary, slammed the Tories' pledge to scrap cancer treatment guarantees whilst commenting on news that an international survey announced this morning has ranked the NHS a world beater. The Commonwealth Fund survey of frontline doctors in 11 countries ranked the UK...
AndyBurnham MP, Labour's Health Secretary, slammed the Tories' pledge to scrap cancer treatment guarantees whilst commenting on news that an international survey announced this morning has ranked the NHS a world beater. The Commonwealth Fund survey of frontline doctors in 11 countries ranked the UK as 1st in short waiting times for specialist care and quality of clinical care. The Tories...
by Daniel Lombard Hilton Dawson seems to think so, and has written to health secretary AndyBurnham to ask why social workers haven't been included in the priority groups for the programme. The chief executive of the British Association of...
by Daniel Lombard Hilton Dawson seems to think so, and has written to health secretary AndyBurnham to ask why social workers haven't been included in the priority groups for the programme . The chief executive of the British Association of Social Read More......( read more )
Like your non-mainstream news to contain the scariest revelations from people in power that the mainstream media AREN'T ALLOWED TO FEATURE? Well, you need to make sure you keep your pretty eye on 91177INFO (there's a link at the bottom of this post). Here's a video they uploaded concerning the Polish Health Minister on the A-H1N1 corporate scandal. Rt Hon AndyBurnham MP and Sir Liam...
... politics of the new boards and local government . Try as I might, I can find nothing comparable to AndyBurnham's programme from Michael McGimpsey and the others up on the Hill. How badly is Northern Ireland losing out because of its throwback politics? See extracts from Burnham plan below
Government to launch public consultation on services aimed at granting 'entitlements' to patients NHS patients could be given the right to shop around for treatment under proposals to be unveiled by the prime minister today. Gordon Brown and the health secretary, AndyBurnham, are to launch public consultations on a range of services aimed at transforming government targets into individual...
... government said that it was reconsidering its former position, adopted by former culture secretary AndyBurnham, of a total ban. "There is no doubt that commercial broadcasters are suffering in this challenging economic climate," said Bradshaw. "Programme-makers have argued that our current stance on product placement will put them at a competitive disadvantage against...
I have a suggestion for our latest health ministers. Now, let me see, who are the health ministers this month? Ah Yes, Mr Andrew 'Andy' Burnham MP and Mr Michael 'Mike' O'Brien MP. But before I reveal my suggestion, may I say that it is entirely in keeping with this current Government that the Secretary of State should 'suddenly' be unable to attend a conference at the last minute because...
Care Quality Commission All NHS providers have to register under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. We need to apply for registration in January 2010. The Care Quality Commission is currently consulting on proposed fees for registration and it looks as though it will cost this Trust £60,000 per year. Politics! AndyBurnham, the Secretary of State for Health, is/has been in Washington...
We have another lightweight politician as Secretary of State for Health. He has become the latest in a long line of people ill-suited to the job and without the intellectual calibre and management skills to do the job. They come and they go. The latest person in the revolving seat (average tenure 18 months) is Mr Andrew 'Andy' Burnham MP . He is a likeable cheeky-chappie kind of politician...
AndyBurnham welcomed the findings at a speech in Washington, and said it showed that the overhaul of the health service had paid off GPs rate improvements to the quality of patient care in the UK more highly than doctors in 10 other industrialised countries rate their health services, according to an international comparative study released today. Coincidentally, British primary care...
Asked if AndyBurnham’s event in the US was in support of President Obama’s health plans, the PMS said that it was not. It was a think tank event. The Government was very proud of the achievements of the NHS and the improvements over the last 10 years or so. There may or may not [...]
• News: Poor handovers 'causing hospital deaths' • Video: Save the Children presents Chunilal's story from India Welcome to the daily news round-up from SocietyGuardian.co.uk **************** Today's top story - International study shows UK GPs rate improvements to their health service highest AndyBurnham welcomed the findings at a speech in Washington, and said it showed...
