Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Jan
28

Editor's blog Friday 8 October 2010: Integrating care – what Leutz can teach Lansley

Health Service Journal editor Alastair McLellan tweets that Health Secretary Andrew Lansley told an event at his party conference this
5 min read
Jan
19

The Maynard Doctrine: Management needs measurement: time for the NHS to do better

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard says that NHS activity and performance measurement need to improve significantly. The NHS has three
6 min read
Jan
18

Editorial Tuesday 12 January 2016: Why a cross-party health and care funding commission probably won't happen or work

NHS funding arguments fall into three broad categories. In ascending order of usefulness, these are: how to fund; how much
2 min read
Jan
14

Editorial Wednesday 13 January 2016: On negotiating

Fingers crossed, yesterday's non-emergency junior doctors' strike has apparently passed without significant incident. There has clearly been
3 min read
Dec
31

Editorial Tuesday 10 November 2015: The punishment beatings will continue until morale improves

There is a bitter symmetry between the incidence and the prevalence of the punishment beating in NHS culture. The first
3 min read
Dec
30

Editorial Wednesday 9 September 2015: Jeremy Hunt goes Full Stevens with bid to abolish/universalise FT status

I have previously mentioned that NHS England Sun King Simon Stevens has a way with legislation that doesn't
2 min read
Dec
28

Editorial Monday 28 December 2015: Interview with Samantha Jones, director, New Care Models programme, NHS England

Samantha Jones is director of the New Care Models programme, which is part of the NHS Five-Year Forward View. Interview
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Dec
21

Editorial Monday 21 December 2015: 'Joshua's Story' by James Titcombe

It would be far, far better for James Titcombe and his family if this book hadn't had to
1 min read
Dec
21

Editorial Tuesday 13 October 2015: Versailles, here we come; Sun King Simon Stevens is in charge

The current NHS landscape, polar ice sheets and tall buildings all have one thing in common. When they start to
3 min read
Dec
20

Editorial Thursday 17 December 2015: The FYFV funding pantomime and the new Amy Winehouse Fund

The NHS Commissioning Board met today, and unanimously passed its latest tranche of documents [https://www.england.nhs.uk/2015/
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