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Health Secretary Andy Burnham (left) and the Government's chief medical officer Liam Donaldson watch as Senior Clinical Practice Facilitator Anne Cantarella is given a swine flu vaccination at the University College London Hospital as the mass... Full Article at ABC4.com (KTVX)
Welcome to the daily news round-up from SocietyGuardian.co.uk Andy Burnham welcomed the findings at a speech in Washington, and said it showed that the overhaul of the health service had paid off Confidential study reveals shorter hours enforced by the... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham speaks at the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England. View Photo »
Our best line of defence against swine flu is the vaccine
Andy Burnham 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. Full Article at The UK Labour Party
UK health secretary Andy Burnham spoke about the challenges facing the NHS. He said targets were necessary but excessive reliance on them had become disempowering. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
"Health care is a complicated business and there is no right or wrong way to do it -- that is illustrated by the fact that no two health care systems on Earth are the same. Full Article at New America Blogs
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Prime Minister Gordon Brown listens to Secretary of State for health Andy Burnham (unseen) at the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England. View Photo »
Unemployment and lost working days caused by ill health costs the economy £100 billion a year and we know that being in work can be good for your wellbeing. Our Fit for Work schemes will test new, innovative and personalised services to help people back into work. We want these pilots to have a real imp...
MP Andy Burnham, the U.K.'s health secretary, talks to the Online NewsHour about the country's health care system. Britain's National Health Service employs some 1.3 million health care workers, and provides health care to all British residents. Full Article at Newshour With Jim Lehrer
An old friend emerges from the shadows. It is Sir Derek Wanless, who is a keynote speaker at the annual Chief Nursing Officer’s Summit in Gateshead next week. Full Article at Times Online
Andrew Murray Burnham MP (born January 7, 1970), usually known as Andy Burnham, is a British politician. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for the Greater Manchester constituency of Leigh and has been Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport since January 24, 2008. Full Article
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham speaks at the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Prime Minister Gordon Brown listens to Secretary of State for health Andy Burnham (unseen) at the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) applauds Secretary of State for health Andy Burnham at the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Prime Minister Gordon Brown listens to Secretary of State for health Andy Burnham (unseen) at the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) listens to Secretary of State for health Andy Burnham at the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham speaks at the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Former Home Secretary David Blunkett (L) chats with current health secretary Andy Burnham outside the Brighton Centre hosting the Labour Party Conference on September 28, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Former Home Secretary David Blunkett (L) chats with current health secretary Andy Burnham outside the Brighton Centre hosting the Labour Party Conference on September 28, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Former Home Secretary David Blunkett (L) chats with current health secretary Andy Burnham outside the Brighton Centre hosting the Labour Party Conference on September 28, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: Ed Balls MP (r), the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, and Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, play in the Journalists vs Labour Party football match on September 27, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »Britain's Health Secretary Andy Burnham (R) challenges for the ball during a soccer match against journalists in Brighton, in south England September 27, 2009. The annual Labour Conference in Brighton is the final party conference ahead of a general election.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: Ed Balls MP (r), the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, and Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, play in the Journalists vs Labour Party football match on September 27, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, is helped to his feet play in the Journalists vs Labour Party football match on September 27, 2009 in Brighton, England. The annual match was won by the journalists with a score of 5-1.
View Photo »Britain's Schools Secretary Ed Balls (L) and Health Secretary Andy Burnham (R) react after a challenge during an annual soccer match against media in Brighton, southern England September 27, 2009. The Labour Party's annual conference takes place in Brighton from September 27 to October 1.
View Photo »Britain's Health Secretary Andy Burnham arrives to speak at a King's Fund breakfast meeting, in central London September 16, 2009. Burnham has announced plans to scrap GP catchment areas in England within a year, local media reported.
View Photo »British Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham (L) and Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson (R) demonstrate how to sneeze during a visit to Tyssen Community School, in north London, to help combat the swine flu, on September 9, 2009.
View Photo »British Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham (L) and Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson (R) demonstrate how to sneeze during a visit to Tyssen Community School, in north London, to help combat the swine flu, on September 9, 2009.
View Photo »Britain's Health Secretary Andy Burnham arrives for the weekly Cabinet Meeting in Downing Street in central London July 14, 2009. The government will unveil details of plans to overhaul care services for the elderly on Tuesday saying the current system is a "cruel lottery".
View Photo »Britain's Health Secretary Andy Burnham arrives for the weekly Cabinet Meeting in Downing Street in central London July 14, 2009. The government will unveil details of plans to overhaul care services for the elderly on Tuesday saying the current system is a "cruel lottery".
View Photo »Britain's Health Secretary Andy Burnham arrives for a cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London June 12, 2009.
View Photo »Britain's Health Secretary Andy Burnham (L) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson leave after attending the weekly cabinet meeting at number 10 Downing Street in London June 9, 2009.
View Photo »Alan Johnson, right, Britain's newly appointed Home Secretary, and Andy Burnham, left, newly appointed Health Secretary, leave British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's official residence at 10 Downing Street after attending the first meeting of the new cabinet in central London, Tuesday Ju...
View Photo »British Culture Secretary Andy Burnham arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, on June 2, 2009. Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces the threat of an electoral bloodbath this week as Britain votes in European and local elections, amid fresh questions over his future.
View Photo »MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 01: Carol Ann Duffy pauses for thought as he talks to the media after being announced as the new Poet Laureate by culture secretary Andy Burnham on May 1, 2009 in Manchester, England.
View Photo »MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 01: Carol Ann Duffy talks to the media after being announced as the new Poet Laureate by culture secretary Andy Burnham on May 1, 2009 in Manchester, England. Duffy is the first female poet to be given the post and takes over from Andrew Motion.
View Photo »BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Prime Minister Gordon Brown listens to Secretary of State for health Andy Burnham (unseen) at the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England.
View Photo »Our best line of defence against swine flu is the vaccine
Unemployment and lost working days caused by ill health costs the economy £100 billion a year and we know that being in work can be good for your wellbeing. Our Fit for Work schemes will test new, innovative and personalised services to help people back into work. We want these pilots to have a real imp...
The NHS will face more reform than at any time in its past to cope with the demands of an ageing population ... Reform was initially about getting people through the door, and we have dealt with those big challenges. Now it is about quality — how we drive up quality and standards and get people-centred ...
The NHS will face more reform than at any time in its past to cope with the demands of an ageing population ... Reform was initially about getting people through the door, and we have dealt with those big challenges. Now it is about quality — how we drive up quality and standards and get people-centred ...
We have a moral and economic obligation to help people who have suffered ill health to get back to work as soon as possible. Unemployment and lost working days caused by ill health costs the economy £100 billion a year and we know that being in work can be good for your wellbeing.
We are the original and only party of the NHS. We made it, we saved it. Our greatest success.
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