Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Feb
08

Editor's blog Tuesday 8 February 2011: Sir David Nicholson evidence to Bill committee - rough transcript

David Nicholson - Uncorrected rough transcript, Health & Social Care Bill committee (whose online feed is here [http://www.parliamentlive.
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Feb
07

Editor's blog Monday 7 February 2011: EXCLUSIVE - DH revises its PCT clustering guidance without notification

I'm indebted to my friend Dr Phil Hammond [http://www.drphilhammond.com/], and to a correspondent of Phil&
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Feb
04

Editor's blog Friday 4 February 2011: Health stuff from PMQs

The health questions from this week's Prime Minister's Questions [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/
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Feb
04

Guest editorial Friday 4 February 2011: The risks of market Stalinism

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association suggests that NHS healthcare commissioning and market Stalinism are inimical bedfellows. The enthusiasm
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Feb
04

Editor's blog Friday 4 February 2011: DH staff survey makes for grim if unsurprising reading

Oh dear. Previously, DH has fared not-so-well in Cabinet Office capacity and capability reviews. Their latest staff survey [http://www.
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Feb
02

Editor's blog Wednesday 2 February 2011: "Beyond Narnia" - an update from the front line

Earlier today, I was asked on Twitter (where I'm @HPIAndyCowper [http://twitter.com/#!/HPIAndyCowper]; do say hello if
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Feb
02

Editor's blog Wednesday 2 February 2011: Accountability matters - Nicholson and O'Brien at the PAC

The recent session of the Public Accounts Committee with NHS Supreme Soviet Chair Sir David Nicholson and DH permanent secretary
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Feb
01

Editor's blog Tuesday 1 February 2011: Clustering arrangements for PCTs

I don't want to be unkind to whoever wrote the DH's PCT cluster implementation guidance [http:
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Feb
01

Editor's blog Tuesday 1 February 2011: Commons second reading of Health and Social Care Bill

You'll already know that the second reading of the Health and Social Care Bill passed last night. The
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Jan
31

Editor's blog Monday 31 January 2011: Government responds to health select committee report on commissioning

It's going to be a busy day. The Government has published its response to the health select committee&
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