Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Aug
25

Editor’s blog Wednesday 25 August 2010: Legal for 'unlawfully killed' David Gray's sons to call incompetent Dr Ubani incompetent

The Guardian's James Meikle and colleague report the thoroughly good and sensible news that not only can the
1 min read
Aug
24

Editor’s blog Tuesday 24 August 2010: NICE and price

And so today, NICE is the bad guy for cancer drugs again [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11060968]. Its
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Aug
23

Editor’s blog Monday 23 August 2010: Caledonian Vitamin D ill-health hypothesis returns

This story about a hypothesis that certain kinds of ill-health including MS and rheumatoid arthritis may be associated with Vitamin
Aug
23

Editor’s blog Monday 23 August 2010: Cameron's plenary indulgence for NHS staff, missing Scots NHS furniture and other fun

Hello. Hope you had a good weekend. PM David Cameron suggests to The Independent that working in the NHS would
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Aug
23

Editor’s blog Sat 21 August 2010: The right question for "staggered" Lansley 0.3% of NHS budget spend on management consultants

Well done to The Guardian's social affairs editor Randeep Ramesh, who seems to be first with the figures
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Aug
23

Guest editorial Monday 23 August 2010: Sympathy for the devil?

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association looks with sympathy at the roles and uses of NHS managers and management
3 min read
Aug
20

Editor’s blog Friday 20 August 2010: Review of NHS consultants' bonuses

Clearly there are not enough reviews under way: the DH has announced another, and significant one, on the Clinical Excellence
3 min read
Aug
20

Editor’s blog Friday 20 August 2010: Do GPs care much about the White Paper and commissioning?

Not if the fact there were only 300 responses to a survey by the GP freesheet is anything to go
Aug
20

Editor’s blog Friday 20 August 2010: Management consultants and drugs

In the new world of the White Paper, local government is to have a significantly extended say in healthcare and
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Aug
19

Editor’s blog Thursday 19 August 2010: Has Lansley changed his mind on PFI?

I missed this recent Guardian editorial on PFI [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/16/editorial-pfi-economic-policy] , but certainly
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