Alan Johnson has asked Sir Michael Marmot to lead a bold review of health inequalities for the years 2010 and beyond, leading to a long term sustainable reduction in health inequalities. 
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Quotes about Alan Johnson
Alan Johnson has asked Sir Michael Marmot to lead a bold review of health inequalities for the years 2010 and beyond, leading to a long term sustainable reduction in health inequalities.
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in Channel 4
Just when you think he and (crew chief) Alan Johnson are out, they'll come back and bite you.
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Health Secretary Alan Johnson has sent out a strong message for people to eat better and exercise mo..
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in PharmaTimes
High-quality IT could be benefiting patients and their families but, because of the structure of this centrally imposed programme, and the failure of [secretary of state for health] Alan Johnson to bring it under control, hospitals already hard-pressed by government deficits are suffering further, and patient care is suffering unnecessarily.
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in ZDNet UK
The Richards Review of NHS medicines access has permitted top-ups and Health Secretary Alan Johnson ..
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in PharmaTimes
Quotes from articles mentioning Alan Johnson
It's true - 48 hours are the most critical hours in a homicide, witness interviews, that's when the information is going to be at its best
said Alan Johnson
in The Olympian
You're always hoping to find that one piece of evidence that either puts it over the top or identifies the criminal suspect, or provides closure to the family
said Alan Johnson
in The Olympian
At the Labour Party's conference in Manchester, Health Secretary Alan Johnson outlined five priority..
was said
in PharmaTimes
tackling health inequalities means ensuring that those areas with the greatest health needs, no longer have the fewest GPs.
This is one of the reasons we're introducing so many new GP surgeries right across the country
was said
in PharmaTimes
the fifth and most daunting task is to break the pernicious link between wealth and health
was said
in PharmaTimes
there can be no complacency. The fight against infections goes on every day in every hospital led by the matrons and nurses who told us they wanted more control over cleaning standards on their wards. We will spearhead a new public awareness campaign aimed at visitors as well as staff to bring the infections rate even lower
was said
in PharmaTimes
