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Cameron urged to dump NHS shake-up or face his "Waterloo"

JournalLive — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ONE of the North East’s leading doctors yesterday urged David Cameron to “cut his losses” on controversial NHS reforms as Labour claimed they could be the Prime Minister’s “Waterloo”.

NHS changes will widen North-South divide claims Andy Burnham

JournalLive — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SHADOW health secretary Andy Burnham has warned that the North-South divide in health inequalities will widen if the controversial NHS changes become legislation.

Elderly are not a burden, insists health secretary

JournalLive — Tue, 04 May 2010 05:25:00 GMT

HEALTH secretary Andy Burnham last night signed up to the idea of a charter on changing attitudes towards the elderly, started by North East academics.

Health jobs at stake in bitter war of words

JournalLive — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:23:00 GMT

THE spectre of North NHS job losses was raised yesterday as politicians argued over spending cuts.

Burnham acts on parking charges

JournalLive — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:22:00 GMT

HEALTH Secretary Andy Burnham yesterday announced a partial scrapping of hospital car parking charges but could not guarantee NHS job losses as spending cuts loom.

North East healthy eating campaign rolled out across UK

JournalLive — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:22:00 GMT

A HEALTHY eating programme trialled in the North East is to go nationwide, a Cabinet minister announced in the region yesterday.

Culture Secretary pledges to help region keep Lindisfarne Gospels

JournalLive — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:26:00 GMT

CULTURE secretary Andy Burnham has promised to put his support behind the region’s bid to keep the Lindisfarne Gospels in the North East.

Durham’s culture bid gets a boost

JournalLive — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:16:00 GMT

DURHAM’S ambitious bid to become Britain’s Culture Capital received a double boost yesterday.