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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 19 quotes by Andrew Lansley CBE ribbon Andrew David Lansley, CBE MP (born 11 December 1956) is a British Conservative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Cambridgeshire since 1997. He was previously Leader of the House of Commons from 2012 until 2014, the Secretary of State for Health from 2010 until 2012, and was the Shadow Secretary of State for Health from 2004 until 2010. As Health Secretary, Lansley was responsible for the government's... Read full biography of Andrew Lansley → 1 2 Ctrl → We must not constantly talk about tackling obesity and warning people about the negative consequences of obesity. Instead we must be positive -... → 0 Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behaviour, and they are classic excuses. 0 We have to treat smoking as a major public health issue. We have to reduce the extent to which young people start smoking, and one of the issues is... → 0 Safe care saves lives and saves money. Adverse events like high levels of infection, blood clots or falls in hospital, emergency readmissions and... → 0 I know that nurses are not only the largest healthcare profession but are responsible for the delivery of most healthcare, and are often in the best... → 0 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.... → 0 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... → 0 We will empower patients as well as health professionals. We will disempower the hierarchy and bureaucracy. 0 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... → 0 Tell people that biology and the environment cause obesity and they are offered the one thing we have to avoid: an excuse. As it is, people who see... → 0 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... → 0 The job of the government - and my responsibility - is to help people live healthier lives. The framework is about giving local authorities the... → 0 You all know my commitment to the National Health Service. While I am Secretary of State, the NHS will never be fragmented, privatised or undermined.... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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19 quotes by Andrew Lansley