Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Dec
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Editor’s blog Wednesday 29 December 2010: A fascinating analysis of NHS problems suggests a solution

"It is not good management to say 'you need to cut costs by £15 billion; go find the
1 min read
Dec
27

Editor’s blog Monday 27 December 2010: The Independent Challenge Group’s Yule log for SoS Lansley

Independent challenge has never been wildly popular in NHS health policy, to put it mildly. Liberating The NHS originally promised
3 min read
Dec
24

Editor's blog Friday 24 December 2010: 'Efficiency, efficiency, at which none can be matched''

It's very tempting to refract all of NHSland and health policy through children's television. There are
6 min read
Dec
22

Editor's blog Wednesday 22 December 2010: DH cancer czar - Cancer Drugs Fund "extremely unlikely" to alter survival difference

Regular readers know our views on the Government's absolutely discriminatory, NICE-undermining National Cancer Drugs Fund: not only is
1 min read
Dec
20

Editor’s blog Monday 20 December 2010: NHS competition on price - will Monitor take SoS Lansley to judicial review?

The big one in the 2010-11 NHS Operating Framework is the announcement of competition on price, with tariff as a
4 min read
Dec
16

Editor’s blog Thursday 16 December 2010: FTs really are losing powers

TAXPAYER INVESTMENT IN FTs (6.24-6.28) – “The Government currently holds an investment stake of £24 billion in foundation trusts
2 min read
Dec
16

Editor’s blog Thursday 16 December 2010: NHS Commissioning Board to run or sub-contract consortia not ready by April 2013

Are we going to get a remedial Commissioning Development Agency, to go alongside the Provider Development Agency for non-FTs? “A
1 min read
Dec
16

Editor’s blog Thursday 16 December 2010: The powers of the Secretary Of State over the NHS - to direct it wholly in emergencies

There is some fascinating stuff in the various documents - for now, just have a think about this, from the
4 min read
Dec
15

Editor’s blog Wednesday 15 December 2010: Today's documents

Liberating The NHS: Legislative Framework And Next Steps [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/
27 min read
Dec
15

Guest editorial Wednesday 15 December 2010: John Appleby on PCT allocations for 2010-11: disappearingly small rises

The iridescent Professor John Appleby is the chief economist of the Kings Fund. In this guest blog, he peers intently
2 min read