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The Third Estate (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Today, a study conducted by Cambridge University reveals for the first time the true cost of passive non-smoking. While it has long being recognised that non-smokers have a higher than average propensity to lead sad and boring lives, the impact of such lifestyle choices upon smokers has, until now, gone largely unrecognised. The report, authored [...] Related posts: ASH seeks to hit the poor where...
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NHS-THE OTHER SIDE (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
From Pulse : A poll of 326 GPs reveals that in the wake of the major parties’ political conferences, the profession’s support for the Government is at its lowest level yet. Just 8% said they would vote Labour in the next election, which is expected to be held early next summer. 52% said they would vote for the Conservatives and 22% for the Liberal Democrats. 7 respondents – equivalent...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
All healthy schoolchildren may be vaccinated against swine flu, the Department of Health revealed today, as it issued guidance on how to help pregnant women who catch the infection. Confirmation that the government is considering extending the vaccination programme came as the Conservatives called for all pupils to be immunised against the H1N1 virus. Cases of the disease in England increased only...
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Norfolk Blogger (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
At last one of the opposition political parties has broken the cosy consensus over swine flu and dared to question the way the vaccination programme is being handled in the UK. Andrew Lansley has questioned why, in the light of evidence from the US, all those under the age of 24 are not being targetted with the vaccine, and further evidence on the BBC website would back up that view. It is clear that...
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Mark Pack's blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Cross-posted from the Mandate blog: Following up our coverage of which senior politicians were the best gatherers of media coverage during their party conferences, Mandate has now been tracking their successes and failures at getting print media coverage during October. The Conservative top ten is much the same as during their conference, with just Andrew Lansley replacing [...]
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Left Foot Forward (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Andrew Lansley challenged the medical profession today for its "institutional and professional inertia" as he sought to flesh out his "cast-iron determination" to reform and improve the NHS. He also appeared to be at odds with his party's commitment to a moratorium on closure when he said that "something had ...
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Calling England (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
*With apologies to Rodgers & Hart After one half-hour of banter Hedge and backwards spring to mind The PM was in a ranter Reeling tractor stats purblind. We're wild again He's reviled again He's a simpering, whimpering child again With Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered on side. Labour's - finis Favours - finis The cash that you stole from our tax - finis Bewitched, bothered and bewildered no...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Large-scale job losses 'could threaten the NHS's recovery from recession' The head of the NHS workforce has challenged managers to avoid imposing mass redundancies on the health service in a bid to save £20bn over the next five years. Sian Thomas, director of NHS Employers, warned trusts – and, by implication, politicians – to avoid the temptation of making quick savings by cutting...
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Labourlist (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The Amanjit Jhund NHS Column This weekend has seen battle lines being drawn with the Conservatives over the issue of waiting times and targets . Andy Burnham has announced that he wishes to enshrine many of the Labour party's pledges on waiting times in the statute books in effect to “Tory proof” the NHS. The primary beneficiary of this policy will be the 18 week target on treatment. As...
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ConservativeHome (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
ToryDiary: Quick! Cameron must announce the new Tory policy on Europe as soon as possible Also in ToryDiary: What do you think of the widely anticipated new Conservative policy on Europe? Andrew Lansley MP on Platform: It is my commitment...
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ConservativeHome's YourPlatform (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Andrew Lansley is Shadow Secretary of State for Health and here he writes exclusively for ConservativeHome about the party's newly-stated priorities for the NHS and defends the pledge to increase NHS spending. Yesterday morning, David Cameron set out a future...
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Mandate Communications blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Following up our coverage of which senior politicians were the best gatherers of media coverage during their party conferences , Mandate has now been tracking their successes and failures at getting print media coverage during October. The Conservative top ten is much the same as during their conference, with just Andrew Lansley replacing David Willetts in the top ten whilst the top five places are...
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ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
At his press conference last week, David Cameron said that all shadow ministers would be expected to set out a small number of priorities for their policy area. Today see the publication of the party's five priorities in government for health and David Cameron has just given a speech in central London in which he outlined these five priorities. He also called again on Gordon Brown to commit to protecting...
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SCOT goes POP! (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Startling to see at the Spectator's Coffee House that the right-wing of the Conservative party apparently feel that the left is over-represented in the shadow cabinet - because "Ken Clarke, Andrew Lansley and Sir George Young [are] all in it". Well, yes, that's a staggering three...out of thirty-four. Narrow it down to the vocally Europhile left (although 'left' is clearly a highly relative...
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