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Oliver defended his schools meals agenda
The health secretary takes on the Naked Chef

By politics.co.uk staff Britain’s health secretary has entered into a war of words with Jamie Oliver over his healthy school meals agenda. Speaking to the British Medical Association (BMA), Andrew Lansley suggested an ‘interventionist’ approach was often counterproductive. “Jamie Oliver, quite rightly, was talking about trying to improve the diet of children in schools and… Read more »

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The NHS faces cuts despite being ringfenced
‘Haphazard’ NHS cuts could damage care

By politics.co.uk staff The “haphazard” manner in which the government is introducing cuts to the health service could jeopardise care, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned. The comments came from BMA chairman Dr Hamish Meldrum at the start of the group’s annual conference. A poll of 300 branches yielded only 92 responses, the group… Read more »