The long-term challenge of looking after Andrew Lansley has moved into a new phase. Mr Lansley is only 54, so could need care for years to come, at a potentially astronomical cost in votes to the Conservative Party.

PoliticsHome's transcript of Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's Sky News interview today: Mr. Lansley said smokers and the obese may be told to quit before they can have access to surgery."We've got to have a more effective process for helping...

Tory Health Spokesperson, Andrew Lansley, has this week called for a real terms increase in spending in the NHS after 2011 and is urging the Labour Government to match his commitment? Has Andrew Lansley been watching the news? Does he not realise that we are facing the worst public debt levels in our history? Hasn’t he read the warnings from organisation like the Institute of Fiscal Studies ...

Andrew Lansley: We all want a healthier society, but there are ways of changing behaviours that don't involve top-down targets and lectures

Hospital staff who witness sub-standard care should report their colleagues to the medical authorities, according to Andrew Lansley.

Can a recession be good for you? Chris Dillow comes to the rescue of the beleaguered shadow health secretary. The Indy's Simon Carr feels sorry for him too: That is the only interesting thing Andrew Lansley has said in 40 years and he was made to apologise for it.

Let me come to the defence of Andrew Lansley. Yesterday he told the Today programme that ring fencing health might mean 10 per cent cuts elsewhere. This was widely reported as a gaffe. And seen in conventional political terms I...

Restaurants, work canteens, sandwich bars and fast food outlets will all display how many calories are in the meals on their menus in future, Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, has said.

Although Andrew Lansley's "10 percent" gaffe may have worked out alright in the end, I can't help but think he's pushing his luck with his latest comments: Andrew Lansley has called on the Government to come clean about their spending plans after it was revealed that the NHS has been asked to plan for efficiency savings of £15-20 billion against its 2010-11 budget. Th...

Although Andrew Lansley's "10 percent" gaffe may have worked out alright in the end, I can't help but think he's pushing his luck with his latest comments: Andrew Lansley has called on the Government to come clean about their spending plans after it was revealed that the NHS has been asked to plan for efficiency savings of £15-20 billion against its 2010-11 budget. Th...