Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Oct
27

Editor's blog Tuesday 26 October 2010: Lansley announces £200 million cancer drugs fund to undermine NICE

And in the end, the runes in the CSR about "up to £200 million" were smoke. Health Secretary
1 min read
Oct
26

Editor's blog Tuesday 26 October 2010: The confidence interval over Mr Lansley's NHS reforms

Regular readers of Health Policy Insight are clever types, and will have picked up that we believe Health Secretary Andrew
3 min read
Oct
26

The Maynard Doctrine: Regulating GP commissioning consortia - who? And how?

Professor Alan Maynard considers the chaos, confusion and celerity surrounding the development and assurance of GP commissioning consortia. As yet
3 min read
Oct
25

Editor's blog Monday 25 October 2010: Confused positions from Lansley and Nicholson on liberation for consortia

The excellent Dr X has been in contact, to point out an interesting juxtaposition of quotes about how liberated GP
1 min read
Oct
25

Editor's blog Monday 25 October 2010: Machiavelli and Lansley - fear, power and the innovator's dilemma

There is only one essential book about management: The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli. That exiled-from-court Renaissance Mandelson sought to curry
3 min read
Oct
22

Editor's blog Friday 22 October 2010: NHS Confederation and Monitor react to news of NHS underspend changes by Treasury

You will probably have seen the earlier post about HSJ"s story on the effective loss of NHS suprplus
1 min read
Oct
22

Editor's blog Friday 22 October 2010: The economics of the madhouse - Treasury pinches £5.5 billion accumulated NHS surplus

Good afternoon to you, on a Friday of economic madness. Health Service Journal's Sally Gainsbury has found out
2 min read
Oct
22

The Maynard Doctrine: The Con-‘em Coalition and the management of hospitals

Professor Alan Maynard describes how the ‘two divisions’ running hospitals must collaborate for the NHS to survive austerity The Con-‘
3 min read
Oct
21

Editor's blog Wednesday 20 October 2010: Dorrell quizzes Lansley on NHS Direct / 111 service plans

Former health secretary and health select committee chair Stephen Dorrell MP is doing a very good job. Andrew 'Liberatin&
2 min read
Oct
21

Editor's blog Thursday 21 October 2010: Shadow health secretary John Healey accuses Lansley of "breaking your NHS promises"

Labour's shadow health secretary John Healey MP lost little time getting stuck into Liberatin' Andrew Lansley over
5 min read