Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Apr
08

Editor's blog Friday 8 April 2011: Health Policy Intelligence 2 'A pause for not-listening and telling us a love story', out now

Health Policy Intelligence is our new, weekly subscription-based analysis service. The second issue, 'A pause for not-listening and telling
2 min read
Apr
08

Editor's blog Friday 8 April 2011: The lean green DH

Independent deputy political editor Nigel Morris has a funny little story about the DH leading the Whitehall pack [http://www.
Apr
07

Editor's blog Thursday 7 April 2011: Those that have power to fine and will do none

I'm grateful to the sharp-eyed and shrewd Daily Telegraph health correspondent Martin Beckford for pointing out that Our
5 min read
Apr
07

Guest editorial Thursday 7 April 2011: Reform absurdities outmanoeuvre realistic strategies

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association on reform absurdities and realistic strategies The longer this week goes on, the
4 min read
Apr
07

Editor's blog Wednesday 6 April 2011: Health select committee loses leading light Nadine Dorries

The health policy universe was today in mourning as news sunk in of Nadine Dorries MP's standing down
Apr
06

The Maynard Doctrine: The Ten Efficient Commissioning Commandments

Health economist nonpareil Professor Alan Maynard considers how we might do something really radical, like focusing on how to make
4 min read
Apr
06

Editor's blog Wednesday 6 April 2011: GOBSAAT Alert as Government announces completely pointless NHS Future Forum

If you were going to set up this NHS Future Forum as a genuine, robustly independent listening exercise, would you
2 min read
Apr
06

Editor's blog Wednesday 6 April 2011: Times moots the Cable guy as next Health Secretary

Today's Times editorial moots the possibility of Lib Dem MP Dr Vincent Cable as the next Secretary Of
4 min read
Apr
05

Editor's blog Tuesday 5 April 2011: Demand management penny drops in media, as BMI Healthcare bet on growing self-pay market

It has been pretty clear for some time that, in dealing with financial stringency, one of the responses PCTs have
2 min read
Apr
05

Editor's blog Tuesday 5 April 2011: Big Society meets The Ministry Of Truth - a national social enterprise for communications

Health Service Journal's Ben Clover provides us with a much-needed smile, thanks to this story about a proposed
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