News Burnham announces charities should be “preferred provider” for NHS services Andy Burnham, Shadow Health Secretary, has said that charities should be the “preferred provider” of NHS services. He… 4th March, 2015, 1:28 pm
News Are Burnham and council leaders at loggerheads over NHS devolution deal? Last night we reported that Andy Burnham, Shadow Health Secretary and MP for Leith, was opposed to plans… 26th February, 2015, 4:23 pm
News Devolving NHS budget to Greater Manchester will create a “two-tier health service”, says Burnham Andy Burnham, Shadow Health Secretary and the MP for Leigh, has criticised devolution plans that will see Greater… 25th February, 2015, 6:39 pm
News Burnham accuses government of sneaking out regulations to speed up NHS privatisation Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham today accused the government of plans to “open up the NHS to private… 24th February, 2015, 6:18 pm
News Campbell urges Labour team to “step up” as the election is “too focused on the two leaders” Alastair Campbell, former Director of Communications for Tony Blair when he was Prime Minister, has urged the Labour… 24th February, 2015, 9:23 am
News Burnham blasts Cameron over NHS cancer target failure Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham has launched an attack on the Prime Minister over the government’s failure to… 18th February, 2015, 1:53 pm
Comment Focusing on the NHS is the opposite of the strategic dead-end Milburn claims The oddest and most annoying moment of the General Election campaign for me so far occurred two weeks… Luke Akehurst 10th February, 2015, 8:43 am
News “At times we did get too close to big business” – Burnham reflects on New Labour and the NHS Andy Burnham, Shadow Health Secretary, has spoken out about New Labour’s relationship with big business and their approach… 7th February, 2015, 12:32 pm
News Coalition’s NHS reforms have been “damaging and distracting”, report finds The Coalition’s health reforms – embodied in the Health and Social Care Act – have been damaging and… 6th February, 2015, 7:34 am
News Major Labour donor John Mills dismisses Mail story as “pure mischief making” The Mail on Sunday run with attacks on Ed Miliband today, including quotes from major Labour backer John… 1st February, 2015, 9:50 am