Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
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
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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
Nov
23

Editor's blog Monday 22 November: Emerging lessons from the November fog

Good evening. As the temperature drops again, and autumn leaves carpet the gutters, a few things are becoming clearer through
4 min read
Nov
22

Editor's blog Thursday 18 November: NHS CE Sir David Nicholson's speech to the NHS Alliance conference

It’s really important to learn on focusing attention in areas – on the benefits across whole system as we go,
6 min read
Nov
22

Editor's blog Thursday 18 November: NHS Alliance conference - a big hint from Jim Easton on inherited debt

A full-ish report from the NHS Alliance conference will follow later today. Excerpts and bits can be found at www.
1 min read
Nov
22

Editor's blog Friday 19 November: Health Minister Earl Howe's speech to the NHS Alliance conference

Andrew Lansley sends his apologies that he can't be here, and his best wishes for your conference. This
8 min read