Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Sep
15

Guest editorial Wednesday 15 September 2010: The drawbacks and pitfalls GPs will face in commissioning

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association looks at GPs’ risks under the proposed new system. We like our GPs
5 min read
Sep
14

Editor’s blog Tuesday 14 September 2010: Lansley's White Paper - timeline and vagueness criticised by RCGP; others defend it

The Charge Of The Light Brigade: cavalry call for strategic sharpening-up and tactical slowdown GPs seem to have woken up
7 min read
Sep
13

Editor’s blog Monday 13 September 2010: NHS CE Sir David Nicholson's 'Equity And Excellence' - managing the transition letter

This letter and all the related documents can be downloaded here [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/
15 min read
Sep
11

Editor’s blog Saturday 11 September 2010: Free hospital parking pledge clamped

The Sunday Telegraph gets its NHS news priorities right, emphasising the core issue of car parking [http://www.telegraph.co.
Sep
09

Editor’s blog Thurs 9 Sept 2010: EXCLUSIVE – Dr Foster’s DFI shareholding ‘put option’ can make DH buy its stake at market value

You may remember my previous exclusive about the £8 million sale of the Information Centre’s stake in Dr Foster
6 min read
Sep
09

The Maynard Doctrine: A more brutal view of NHS reform

Professor Alan Maynard scours the horizon for plausible post-2015 scenarios for the NHS The Con-Dem coalition government is made of
3 min read
Sep
09

Editor’s blog Monday 9 August 2010: EXCLUSIVE - Health Secretary bought IC's Dr Foster Intelligence shares for £8M in early July

The cloudy future of Dr Foster Intelligence? A Health Policy Insight exclusive - Health Secretary bought the NHS Information Centre&
7 min read
Sep
09

Editor’s blog Tuesday 7 September 2010: Shared decision-making in healthcare

The Social Market Foundation [http://www.smf.co.uk] held an interesting event this morning, on 'shared decision-making in
2 min read
Sep
09

Editor’s blog Thursday 9 September 2010: When is abolishing NHS Direct not abolishing NHS Direct?

When is abolishing NHS Direct [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/715] not abolishing NHS Direct? When it's
1 min read
Sep
09

Editor’s blog Thursday 9 September 2010: NHS IT programme decentralised; budget to be cut by £700 million

BBC News seem to be first with this [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11243977]. The DH statement [http://www.
1 min read