All articles by Andy Burnham
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CommentDevoManc is working - now for the rest of the nation
It is the right time to seriously look at whether new models of working, such as the devolved approach in Greater Manchester, can provide the solution, or at least part of the solution, to the challenges the NHS is facing. By Andy Burnham
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CommentNHS efficiency does not automatically equal value
There was an undignified spat on BBC radio on Monday between Evan Davis of the Today programme and Bob Neill, the pugnacious local government minister, over the price of bagels charged to the public purse.
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InformationAndy Burnham’s Christmas message
As 2009 comes to a close I think we can look back at a successful year overall - progress made, challenges met, lessons learned.
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CommentAndy Burnham: embrace the new era of redesign to take NHS from good to great
Health secretary Andy Burnham explains the thinking behind his recent assertion that the NHS should be ‘our preferred provider’, setting it against a wider future of ‘re-engineered’ services - and a renewed sense of purpose among staff