Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Jun
05

Editor's blog 5 June 2009: from health to home office - Alan Johnson is gone, Andy Burnham is back

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Alan  Johnson has been moved to the Home Office. He has been an effective
1 min read
Jun
05

Editor's blog 5 June 2009: the end of the pier for Gordon Brown

Health Policy Insight associate director Tom Smith has written an entertaining and insightful essay about Labour's leadership crisis
1 min read
Jun
04

The Maynard Doctrine: Time to think the unthinkable about the future of the NHS?

Professor Alan Maynard OBE wonders why the NHS fails to prepare for the worst, when facing dire economic circumstances Where
4 min read
Jun
04

Editor's blog 4 June 2009: 'Johnsonism' and a post-Brown health policy

Gordon Brown's future as Prime Minister hangs on three things: Labour's fate in the council and
2 min read
Jun
03

Editor's blog 3 June 2009: Expensesgate and the price of a Monitor

I missed the story in The Sunday Times about Monitor's executive chair Bill Moyes' expenses [http://www.
2 min read
Jun
03

Editor's blog 3 June 2009: A little catch-up: surgical sexism, pots calling kettles black and Darzi and poetry

Good morning to you. Time is not my friend today, so this will be by way of a short catch-up.
2 min read
Jun
02

Matthew Swindells - The recession and the NHS

by Professor Matthew Swindells, managing director, health, Tribal Group PLC It is now clear to the NHS that life is
3 min read
May
29

Editor's blog 29 May 2009: Gallic shroud-waving over Loi Bachelet, and John Appleby

Posting twice [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/289] in one day? I am spoiling you, Ambassador ... However, this piece
2 min read
May
29

Editor's blog 29 May 2009: It's a CDE thing

Good morning and happy Friday to you. The sun is shining. Hurrah. Fingers crossed, from the middle of next week
2 min read
May
27

Editor's blog 26 May 2009: How bad is bad?

Good evening to you. Just a brief alert to the arrival of a new and prophetic Maynard Doctrine [http://www.
1 min read