Andy Burnham
HSJ100: Staying power is at the heart of NHS influence
As we prepare our list of the most influential people in health in 2010, Alastair McLellan and Darius McQuaid look back at who has wielded most power in the NHS during the last four years
Government facing NHS Direct backlash
The government is facing a backlash over plans to scrap medical helpline NHS Direct.
Burnham calls on Lib Dems to vote down reform
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has written to all Liberal Democrat MPs urging them to vote against the coalition government’s plans for reform of the NHS.
Andy Burnham calls for higher taxes to pay deficit
Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham has called for higher taxes to help pay off Britain’s record deficit.
Coalition in 'reckless gamble' with NHS, says Burnham
Labour has accuse the coalition Government of a “reckless gamble” with the NHS which the party claims will throw the service into chaos.
Patient involvement lacking in South West cancer service reconfiguration
Patients and user representatives were not adequately involved in the development of the proposals to centralise upper gastro-intestinal cancer services in the South West peninsula, the independent body on NHS change has found today.
Government warned reform plans will 'turn NHS upside down'
PCTs are to be abolished from 2013 and SHAs in 2012-13 under the government’s ambitious plans to transfer commissioning powers to GPs.
Cost of axing hospital redesigns must be counted
The financial consequences of halting proposed service changes should be taken into account, the Independent Reconfiguration Panel has said.
A&E waiting time targets face axe
The government has pledged to scrap the four-hour waiting time target at accident and emergency departments.
Hospital parking too expensive, says report
NHS patients and their families are the victims of wheel clamping, fines and excessive costs in hospital car parks, according to a report.
New PCT medical director
A new medical director has been appointed to Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT.
Election 2010: a candidate watchlist for the NHS
The incoming and outgoing MPs that matter to the health service
Congratulations - you're the new health secretary
You are responsible for a £110bn budget and the health of the nation, but with an average of only two years in the job there is no time to lose. Andy McKeon describes what you should expect in your first days as secretary of state for health
Norman Lamb interview: the Liberal Democrats' health policy priorities
If Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb once felt ignored by the health world, he is clearly now enjoying the limelight generated by talk of a hung parliament.
Andy Burnham apologises over organ removal
Health secretary Andy Burnham said he deeply regrets the distress caused to grieving families as it emerged around 800,000 people had their wishes about the use of their organs wrongly recorded due to an error.
Andy Burnham defends hospital closures
The health secretary has defended the closure of some hospital units while criticising Tory plans for the NHS.
Mixed-sex wards scrapped by most trusts
Most NHS trusts in England have scrapped mixed-sex accommodation, the government has announced.
Preferred provider guidance leaves waters muddy
Both sides in the row over the NHS as “preferred provider” are claiming victory after the Department of Health published its procurement guide for primary care trusts.
Labour accused of failing to match Tory commitment
Health secretary Andy Burnham has been accused of failing to match the Tories’ commitment to a real-terms increase in the NHS budget every year in the next parliament.
Care white paper opts for care free at the point of need
The government has staked its general election chances on the establishment of a national care service akin to the NHS.
More on Andy Burnham
The battle for NHS Direct
Party politics has resumed after the summer break, and former senior Labour ministers have headed straight for the NHS.
Michael White on NHS reorganisation
I am very fond of my regular GPs. But Dr A treats the NHS’s budget cautiously, as if it was his own life savings, while Dr B is usually quite happy to fork out on my behalf.
Coalition health policy: all action on the united front
NHS fortunes will rely on Tory and Lib Dem harmony as Andrew Lansley steps into the role of health secretary
Michael White: Darling's Budget
The Budget joke I liked best was not the one about the tax haven deal with Lord Ashcroft’s Belize. It was that Alistair Darling had offered money to fill potholes in our roads after the long, hard winter, but not the black holes in the public finances after the even crueller recession.
Andy McKeon: why money could not unravel the NHS red tape
Whoever wins the forthcoming election will have some unfinished business on health policy to attend to, even if it is possible to declare victory over waiting lists.
Michael White: NHS policy pronouncements
Is the pace of policy pronouncements speeding up or am I just slowing down? Or is it the imminence of that election and the all too understandable desire of elected politicians to cover all their bases?
