Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Jul
28

Editor’s blog Wednesday 28 July 2010: Dr Daniel Ubani - what a piece of work

Unbelievable [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-10792644]. Well, that'll be the end of all discussion about Ubani&
Jul
28

Editor’s blog Wednesday 28 July 2010: Lansley, Pinocchio and commissioning

Until now, I'd never really thought about Andrew Lansley in relation to the Fairy With Turquoise Hair [http:
1 min read
Jul
28

Guest editorial Wednesday 28 July 2010: Things can only get better

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association reflects on an alternative to Equity and Excellence. On the face of it,
3 min read
Jul
28

Editor’s blog Wednesday 28 July 2010: Jazz hands and Ugly Rumours - Tony Blair’s reflections on government and policy

’Jazz hands’ [”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_hands] presentational maestro Tony Blair spent a decade at the top of
5 min read
Jul
27

Editor’s blog Tuesday 27 July 2010: Notes from the Khyra Ishaq Serious Case Review

I'm not going to say much about the following series of quotes from the Khyra Ishaq Serious Case
3 min read
Jul
27

Editor’s blog Tuesday 27 July 2010: DH finds a new £50 million to launch the Cancer Drugs Fund this October

Two quotes stick out from the executive summary of the thoughtful and thorough-looking Extent and causes of international variations in
1 min read
Jul
26

Editor’s blog Monday 26 July 2010: Government's provider regulation consultation is out

The provider regulation consultation is here [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/
1 min read
Jul
26

Editor’s blog Monday 26 July 2010: The amputee octopus: DH arms' length body review heralds many commercial opportunities.

The DH arms' length body review is here [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/
5 min read
Jul
26

Editor’s blog Monday 26 July 2010: Andrew Lansley's live No. 10 Q&A transcript

is online here [http://www.number10.gov.uk/other/2010/07/health-secretary-andrew-lansley-in-live-qa-53428] . Two questions stick out, both from the wonderfully-named
1 min read
Jul
25

Editor’s blog Sunday 25 July 2010: Telegraph lists NHS activity cuts under way

The Sunday Telegraph's Laura Donnelly knows a non-story from a story - ex-HSJ editor, you know the form.
1 min read