Evening Standard - News (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Health Secretary Andy Burnham is preparing to throw his hat into the ring for the Labour leadership after the general election, the Evening Standard has learned
Health Pages (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The government will cancel some parts of its NHS IT scheme in a bid to save £600m, Health Secretary Andy Burnham says.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The government will cancel some parts of its NHS IT scheme in a bid to save £600m, Health Secretary Andy Burnham says.
Connecting the Dots in the New World Order (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
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...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... that Barbara Young's decision to resign as chairwoman was voluntary and was conveyed to the health secretary, Andy Burnham, on 26 November "after careful prior reflection". However, the website of the Health Service Journal tonight reported that Young's departure came after she had a "difficult" meeting with Burnham that day, when details of substandard...
Chatterblog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... ensure workloads are manageable and give staff time for professional development. Children's Secretary Ed Balls and Health Secretary Andy Burnham today accepted recommendations in the final report from a Government-appointed social work taskforce which is published today. The report also recommends the creation of a new National College of Social Work - independent of...
Department for Children, Schools and Families (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Children’s Secretary Ed Balls and Health Secretary Andy Burnham today announced the Government’s acceptance of a radical package of recommendations from the final Social Work Task Force report, to transform social work and public understanding ... (2009/0231)
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The government has reignited the political debate about private healthcare companies delivering NHS treatment On a spotless hospital ward pensioners displaying fresh bandages were delighted their knees and hips had just been replaced by the NHS. The surgery had been as good as going private, they declared. Which was what, in fact, it was. Their confusion was understandable. The sign at the...
Politics.co.uk (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Health secretary Andy Burnham is ready to join a battle for leadership of the Labour party after the election, the Evening Standard has reported.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Decision comes amid speculation that Andy Burnham could be preparing bid for Westminster leadership Carwyn Jones was elected as the Labour party's leader in Wales today – a position that could make him the party's most powerful elected official in less than a year. Jones, who is the leader of the house in the Welsh assembly and the chief legal adviser to the Welsh government, was the...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Now that I have picked myself up off the floor and recovered from a laughing fit, let me point you to THIS mini scoop for Paul Waugh, in which he reveals that Health Secretary Andy Burnham is considering running for the Labour leadership after the election. I mean, it's almost as preposterous as Ed Balls putting himself ... er, right. Yes, I see... I don't know why, but I have...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Government will accept all 15 proposals by taskforce to reform pay, and improve the quality of social work degrees and calibre of new recruits Guidelines will be introduced to ensure all social workers have manageable workloads, high quality supervision and time for professional training, the children's secretary, Ed Balls, and the health secretary, Andy Burnham, will announce...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Taskforce set up in wake of Baby P convinces government of need to reform workloads, supervision, training and recruitment Guidelines will be introduced to ensure all social workers have manageable workloads, high quality supervision and time for professional training, the children's secretary, Ed Balls, and the health secretary, Andy Burnham, will announce today. The new...
Complete and Utter Zebu (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
It is hard to believe how stupid our politicians and civil servants can sometimes be. The Department of Health funded some climate change research, which was published in The Lancet. It suggested that getting rid of 30% of Britain’s cows and sheep would mean less methane produced and, with less meat eaten, our intake of [...]
PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... services, although only 23 per cent used them.The report is to be presented to parliament by health secretary Andy Burnham.He said: "I welcome this report. Effective treatments have transformed the lives of people with HIV and today many more people with HIV can plan for their future with more certainty. But even in the UK, individuals and families affected by HIV can experience...
