Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Feb
24

Editor's blog Wednesday 24 February 2010: Extracts from the Mid-Stafford report

Extracts from Robert Francis QC’s foreword “The overwhelming number of accounts given by those affected should surely put to
13 min read
Feb
23

Editor's blog Tuesday 23 February 2010: Whoops pharma, and Lansley on PFI

Today is not a good news day for the pharmaceutical industry's reputation. Whoops Reckitt Benckiser [http://business.timesonline.
2 min read
Feb
22

Editor's blog Monday 22 February 2010: KPMG sees the future through assertions darkly

Hello. Hope your weekend was good. A new contribution to the policy conversation comes from Mark Britnell's new
3 min read
Feb
19

Editor's blog Friday 19 February 2010: Commissioning measures up; UK 'PLC' finances turn down

Do you remember commissioning? (Now there's a question for Sir David Nicholson. Not that he's a
4 min read
Feb
18

Editor's blog Thursday 18 February 2010: A swift rationalisation

'Ullo. No time at all today, so just to point you at this commentary from today's Times
Feb
16

Editor’s blog Tuesday 16 February 2010: Mutual incomprehension, and Barbara Young coughs about her exit

Hello. Hope you had a good weekend. We have newly-minted Maynard Doctrine [”http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/414] for
2 min read
Feb
15

The Maynard Doctrine: Saving money to save the NHS

Professor Alan Maynard OBE looks at the upward drivers on healthcare demand, and predicts some patterns of probable NHS behaviour
3 min read
Feb
11

Editor's blog Thursday 11th February 2010: On health inequalities and dis-coordinated care

It's a depressing subject, is health inequality. We get worked up about it once a year, or whenever
1 min read
Feb
11

Editor's blog Wednesday 10th February 2010: Cameron at TED - wink, wink, Nudge, Nudge

The Guardian have this report of Conservative leader David Cameron's presentation to the TED (Technology - Entertainment -
Feb
10

Editor's blog Wednesday 10th February 2010: The Nayl gun, more NCS fun and flights of fantasy

This interview with Sir Robert Naylor [http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/10/robert-naylor-nhs-cost-cuts] in today's