UK announces new health secretary after new coalition government formed
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The UK's new Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has named former civil servant and shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley as the new health secretary. It is not yet clear what the new coalition government will agree on in terms of healthcare policy and junior health ministers are still to be appointed.
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