Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Apr
05

Editor's blog Monday 5 April 2010: Conservatives' new cancer drug proposals attract more attention

Wheeeeeeee! The claim and counter-claim merry-go-round of NHS politics is gathering momentum. (Pre-electoral tension, innit?) You may have seen that
1 min read
Apr
03

Editor's blog Saturday 3 April 2010: Conservatives shoot selves in foot over credibility of independent NHS plan

So. Does this story about the Conservatives wanting NICE to approve more cancer drugs [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/
1 min read
Apr
03

Editor’s blog Monday 22 March 2010: US reforms; Blairites rumbled; NPfIT in bits; and Tories to keep everything open

They’ve done it [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8579322.stm]. It’s watered-down, and not
3 min read
Apr
01

Editor's blog Thursday 1 April 2010: Mildly amusing Grauniad AFD spoof

This Grauniad spoof [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/01/labour-gordon-brown-hard-man] for April Fool's Day raised
Mar
31

Editor's blog Wednesday 31 March 2010: NHS Connecting For Health unplugged?

Hi. No time at all to write summat proper today, but the significant newsflash is that it seems like it
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Mar
30

Editor’s blog Wednesday 16 March 2010: CQC blows the bloody doors off; and Reform shuts 32,000 hospital beds

How do? CQC's latest staff survey is out [http://www.cqc.org.uk/usingcareservices/healthcare/nhsstaffsurveys/2009nhsstaffsurvey.cfm]
2 min read
Mar
29

Editor's blog Monday 29 March 2010: Chancellor wannabes and bits and pieces

How do? Good weekend, I hope? So. What did you make of the Ask The Chancellor ting on Channel 4
2 min read
Mar
26

Editor’s blog Friday 25 March 2010: “Mirror, mirror on the wall” time for pro- and anti-market camps

Let’s dance! They System Management honchos at the dear old Department fo Health have finally issued the Principles and
6 min read
Mar
25

Editor’s blog Wednesday 24 March 2010: Hurrah! The NHS and DH are going to make £4.35 billion worth of fictional savings

You could not make this shit up - truly [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/MediaCentre/Pressreleasesarchive/DH_114554]. The
2 min read
Mar
25

Nick Timmins: Top-ups: the earth moves as the NHS's 60th anniversary approaches

Top-ups: the earth moves as the NHS's 60th anniversary approaches Now topping-up is to be permitted, does the
5 min read