Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Dec
07

Editor's blog Monday December 6: Tom Watson MP wins DH FOI battle on KPMG Dr Foster Intelligence NHS Choices/NHS Direct review

- Dr Foster Intelligence were involved in this 2009 review with KPMG of NHS Choices - the service Dr Foster
7 min read
Dec
06

The Maynard Doctrine: Revolution and reform - where is the evidence base?

Professor Alan Maynard asks, not for the first time (nor undoubtedly for the last time), where is the evidence to
4 min read
Dec
06

Editor's blog Monday December 6: The 'Big Society' bidding war begins

Shadow Health Secretary John  Healey continues to make smart moves, with this proposal, trailed on the Labour Uncut website [http:
2 min read
Dec
03

Editor's blog Friday December 3: There's something about Bristol - the sloooooow pathology inquiry

My good friend the late Professor Bob Sang [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/298] accurately described himself as a
1 min read
Dec
02

Editor's blog Thursday December 2: Admirable chutzpah from post-moustachioed shadow health secretary Healey to PM Cameron

No man who will don a moustache throughout November to support a prostate cancer charity, as shadow health secretary John
3 min read
Dec
01

Editor's blog Wednesday December 1: The future NHS manager

It would be easy to think that the future NHS manager will be a GP - as Health Secretary Andrew
2 min read
Nov
30

Editor's blog Tuesday November 30: Interesting conflicts and conflicting interests

Morning, people. Hope you are all well and not too snow-bound. I will be back later today with some proper
Nov
26

Editor's blog Friday 26 Novmeber: A last hurrah at the Cabinet Office for Matt Tee

Cabinet Office permanent secretary of government communications Matt Tee (former prelate of the DH communications parish; ex-of Dr Foster and
1 min read
Nov
25

Editor's blog Thursday 25 Novmeber: NHS Atlas Of Variation - DH does something brilliant

With the launch today of the new NHS Atlas Of Variation [http://www.rightcare.nhs.uk/atlas], the Department of
1 min read
Nov
24

Editor's blog Wednesday 24 November: A weather eye on who's next at Monitor

The chair of Monitor is going to be a serious power in the brave new world. They will be the
2 min read