Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Jan
26

Editor's blog Wednesday 26 January 2011: BMA concedes Special Representative Meeting over Health And Social Care Bill reforms

The BMA is to hold a Special Representative Meeting on Tuesday 15 March 2011 [http://www.bma.org.uk/representation/
1 min read
Jan
26

Tuesday 25 January 2011: Commons Health Questions, January 2011 edition - missed targets and Burns Night

VERDICT: Not much heat, and even less light. There were a few good questions, from Ben Bradshaw on waiting times
3 min read
Jan
26

Editor's blog Wednesday 26 January 2011: Politics trumping economics

That well-known anarcho-syndicalist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-syndicalism] Sir Richard Lambert, the outgoing Director-General of the Confederation of British
1 min read
Jan
25

Tuesday 25 January 2011: The future manager, sucking up, Ascension Day and Judas goats

I've written before about the two main types of managers who will flourish in the 'liberated'
1 min read
Jan
25

Tuesday 25 January 2011: Lansley responds to criticism of the Health and Social Care Bill

The other day, I published the text of shadow health secretary John Healey's first speech responding to the
3 min read
Jan
25

Editor's blog Friday 21 January 2011: Text of John Healey speech to Kings Fund

Speech to the Kings Fund – John Healey MP, Shadow Health Secretary 20 January 2011 The truth behind the Tory plans
12 min read
Jan
24

Editor's blog Monday 24 January 2011: Darwin, Stalin, citizens and the service

Today's event on the involvement and engagement of patients and the public  with the National Health Service and
1 min read
Jan
23

Guest editorial Sunday 23 January 2011: Liberation Ltd.

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association [http://www.sochealth.co.uk/] recaps key points on liberation, as seen through
4 min read
Jan
21

Editor's blog Friday 21 January 2011: More on consortia as 'bodies corporate'

Good evening. Well, that was quite a week. And so as we slide gratefully into the weekend, we bring you
3 min read
Jan
21

The Maynard Doctrine: Who is managing the NHS workforce?

Professor Alan Maynard points out the ludicrous state of NHS workforce planning. The Department of Health usually has to hire
3 min read