Not reforming the NHS would have been a much easier decision for me as secretary of state to have taken. We could have just protected the NHS from cuts, put in an extra £12.5bn and left it there. But sooner… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
I became a Conservative in the late 1980s because I could see that the Conservative party had transformed Britain's economy and our standing in the world compared to Labour in the 1980s. — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
The job of the government - and my responsibility - is to help people live healthier lives. The framework is about giving local authorities… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
In the first speech I delivered as health secretary, I made one thing perfectly clear: we need a cultural shift in the NHS: from… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
Safe care saves lives and saves money. Adverse events like high levels of infection, blood clots or falls in hospital, emergency readmissions and pressure… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
Tackling the environment should not be a licence to lecture people, because they have no excuse not to exercise, or eat their fruit and… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
Not reforming the NHS would have been a much easier decision for me as secretary of state to have taken. We could have just… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
I have spent too long with too many people who have lost loved ones to healthcare-associated infections not to be determined to act on… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
If I'm serious about patients and their GPs being able to have more control of their health care, I can't have a top-down system… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
We have to treat smoking as a major public health issue. We have to reduce the extent to which young people start smoking, and… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
In reality, we've had more spending, more bureaucracy, more waste and higher costs but without necessary reform nor rising productivity. — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
The culture is about moving to a place where tobacco and smoking isn't part of normal life: people don't encounter it normally, they don't… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
I didn't go into politics because I wanted to win a popularity contest. — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
I know that nurses are not only the largest healthcare profession but are responsible for the delivery of most healthcare, and are often in… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
