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SHADOW health secretary Andy Burnham has unveiled radical plans for a new NHS model if Labour wins this year’s general election.
Unveiling the Labour party’s public health policy, Leigh MP Mr Burnham said the health service needed to cover people’s entire medical and social needs if it was to provide care in the 21st century.
He outlined plans for single-budget commissioning in the NHS which will be aimed at preventing people ending up in hospital and linking health policy to areas such as housing, education, planning, transport and leisure.
Mr Burnham also promised tougher action against unhealthy foods in products aimed at children, measures to tackle poor diets, heavy drinking and smoking and moves to help people take control of their own health and get active.
http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/news/local/burnham-s-radical-plans-for-the-nhs-1-7054578
Unveiling the Labour party’s public health policy, Leigh MP Mr Burnham said the health service needed to cover people’s entire medical and social needs if it was to provide care in the 21st century.
He outlined plans for single-budget commissioning in the NHS which will be aimed at preventing people ending up in hospital and linking health policy to areas such as housing, education, planning, transport and leisure.
Mr Burnham also promised tougher action against unhealthy foods in products aimed at children, measures to tackle poor diets, heavy drinking and smoking and moves to help people take control of their own health and get active.
http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/news/local/burnham-s-radical-plans-for-the-nhs-1-7054578