Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Aug
19

Editor’s blog Wednesday 18 August 2010: Dr Foster consults, and pieces and bits

Good morning. I hope the weather is good where you are. Today we turn to an interesting press release from
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Aug
18

Editor’s blog Monday 26 April 2010: Bovvered about bonuses, and measuring up the coding creep conundrum

The Lib Dems have given their FOI stuff on managers’ bonuses to The Observer, leading to “>this not-wildly-shocking story
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Aug
18

Editor’s blog Monday 16 August 2010: Longer hospital waiting lists and higher costs, here we come!

If I'm ever sick enough to need to be admitted to hospital, I'm not going to
Aug
18

Editor’s blog Sunday 15 August 2010: Telegraphing the changes

Today's Telegraph offers three health policy-inflecting stories. The first is the return of the Quiff Of Doom, ex-Health
2 min read
Aug
17

Editor’s blog Tuesday 17 August 2010: Seeing the Light - drugs in 'don't work' shock

This article [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/7950612/Five-out-of-six-new-drugs-dont-work.html] doesn't need any contextualising. Just read it
Aug
17

The Maynard Doctrine: Udder problems for the NHS

Professor Alan Maynard  ventures into the anthropomorphic, assessing the porcine nutrition issues arising from the latest NHS redisorganisation The American
3 min read
Aug
15

Tax breaks for health? Policy update from the 2008 Lib Dem party conference

by Andy Cowper, editor, Health Policy Insight The Liberal Democrats go into the party conference season as the only major
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Aug
15

Editor's blog 18th September 2008: thoroughly modern Milly?

Just when you were thinking that nostalgia isn't what it used to be (oil price spike; credit tightening;
1 min read
Aug
15

Editor's blog 12th January 2009: Thoroughly modernising Milly

First of all, a warm welcome back to Tom Smith. Health Policy Today is back for its 2009 run, and
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Aug
15

Editor’s blog Friday 13 August 2010: Who needs the Audit Commission?

If Eric Pickles accuses you of having lost your way [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10970008], as he has
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