Andrew Lansley

The effects of Andrew Lansley’s disastrous NHS reforms | Letters

Letters: The decentralisation and marketisation of the health service has led to a demoralised workforce and a sicker population, writes Dr Roy Robertson. Plus letters from Peter Thistlethwaite, Bashyr Aziz and Jeyan Anketell

Letters

20, Jul, 2020 @4:44 PM

Senior Tory accuses Johnson of blaming NHS for government's Covid-19 failings

Exclusive: former Tory health secretary says ministers made mistakes over lockdown, PPE and testing

Denis Campbell Health policy editor

17, Jul, 2020 @1:00 PM

Boris Johnson takes on politically perilous task in reorganising NHS

Irritated by Simon Stevens’ independence, ministers want to clip his wings – but it may end badly

Denis Campbell

10, Jul, 2020 @6:01 PM

How a decade of privatisation and cuts exposed England to coronavirus

Government reliance on private contractors follows dramatic changes to local councils and public services

Felicity Lawrence, Juliette Garside, David Pegg, David Conn, Severin Carrell and Harry Davies

31, May, 2020 @11:00 AM

Who'd be a health secretary? Five former incumbents on the toughest gig in politics

With Matt Hancock under fire, former health secretaries discuss their highs and lows and how they dealt with pandemics

Andrew Anthony

17, May, 2020 @6:00 AM

Coronavirus has exposed the dangerous failings of NHS marketisation | David McCoy

The coalition government’s 2012 act weakened the healthcare system’s ability to cope with a pandemic, says David McCoy, professor of global public health at Queen Mary University of London

David McCoy

05, May, 2020 @12:21 PM

Who’s Matt Hancock? The health secretary’s only legacy will be how quickly he’s forgotten | Denis Campbell

History will judge his first, possibly only, year running the Department of Health and Social Care as an irrelevance

Denis Campbell

24, Jul, 2019 @6:30 AM

The Guardian view on NHS privatisation: the £9.2bn question | Editorial

Editorial: Facts on the ground, such as private companies’ 44% share of child mental health spending, make a mockery of ministers’ promises

Editorial

22, Jul, 2019 @5:42 PM

The NHS is underfunded. Even a former Tory health secretary sees it | Gaby Hinsliff

The health service is in crisis – as Andrew Lansley’s comments on the screening that could have caught his cancer make plain, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Gaby Hinsliff

03, Apr, 2018 @11:46 AM

Andrew Lansley calls for better NHS screening after revealing bowel cancer

Ex-Tory health secretary admits cuts and staff shortages slowed roll-out of bowel cancer checks

Patrick Greenfield

02, Apr, 2018 @11:25 PM

Lord Lansley mentions 'unique' experience to undercover reporter

Ex-ministers deny wrongdoing, after being caught on camera discussing cash for information

Heather Stewart Political editor

28, Jan, 2018 @6:52 PM

Tory ex-ministers deny charging fee for Brexit-related advice is wrong

Dispatches and Sunday Times investigation shows Lord Lansley and two MPs offering services to fictitious Chinese firm