You can't simply slash the sugar in food; otherwise, people simply won't accept it. Andrew Lansley acceptfoodpeople Change image and share on social
As a Coalition Government, we inherited a legacy of lack of trust and confidence in political system. Andrew Lansley coalitionconfidencegovernment Change image and share on social
I am not saying do not give people equal health services but do not pretend that giving more money for diabetes or chronic diseases means you are going to deal with the origins of health inequalities. Andrew Lansley chronicdealdiabetes Change image and share on social
Jamie Oliver, quite rightly, was talking about trying to improve the diet of children in schools and improving school meals, but the net effect was the number of children eating school meals in many of these places didn't go up, it went down. Andrew Lansley childdieteat share on social
The vast majority of people who speak to me say they have had brilliant care. When they are critical, their concern tends not to be directed at the medical side but the ancillary things that surround it, such as helping patients to eat meals, cleanliness, and making sure that when patients have a problem, they are listened to. Andrew Lansley ancillarybrilliantcare share on social
In the first speech I delivered as health secretary, I made one thing perfectly clear: we need a cultural shift in the NHS: from a culture responsive mainly to orders from the top down to one responsive to patients, in which patient safety is put first. Andrew Lansley clearculturalculture share on social
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 this. There is no tolerable level of preventable infections. The only acceptable strategy is a zero-tolerance strategy. Andrew Lansley acceptableactdetermine share on social
Tackling the environment should not be a licence to lecture people, because they have no excuse not to exercise, or eat their fruit and vegetables. Nannying - at least among adults - is likely to be counterproductive. Providing information is empowering; lecturing people is not. So, no excuses, no nannying. Andrew Lansley adultcounterproductiveeat share on social
We will empower patients as well as health professionals. We will disempower the hierarchy and bureaucracy. Andrew Lansley bureaucracydisempowerempower Change image and share on social
Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behaviour, and they are classic excuses. Andrew Lansley behaviourclassicexcuse Change image and share on social