Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Aug
15

Editorial Thursday 14 August 2015: Journey To The Foot Of Our Stairs - on the Tories' offshoring health policy to Simon Stevens

If it hasn't been done already, the socio-cultural impact of classic phrases from Lancashire is undoubtedly a PhD
4 min read
Aug
05

NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens interview - August 2015

Interview by Andy Cowper Health Policy Insight: How are the new Vanguards doing? Simon Stevens: The selection for the first
9 min read
Aug
04

The Maynard Doctrine: On Canute, mushroom management and digging holes

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard on tide-turning, mustroom management and hole-hollowing The post-election logic of the Government NHS policy is
5 min read
Jul
31

Editorial Thursday 30 July 2015: Sir David Nicholson 'Is the Government still ignoring the NHS's financial problem?'

Transcript of Sir David Nicholson seminar, Civitas 20 July 2015 'Is the Government still ignoring the NHS's
8 min read
Jun
30

Editorial Monday 29 June 2015: Under what circumstances would Jeremy Hunt unleash his Johnson?

ThisLocal Government Chronicle story by David Paice, cross-posted on HSJ [http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/policy/health-secretary-could-overturn-devolved-decisions/5087217.article]
4 min read
Jun
16

Editor's blog Thursday 11 June 2009: NHS Confederation Conference - Day Two

Using evidence-based information and population health management to deliver high-quality care Simon Stevens, UnitedHealth “There are two clichés in the
10 min read
Jun
12

Editorial 4th June 2015: Rough transcript of Jeremy Hunt's speech to NHS Confederation conference

Rough transcript Unlike Ed Miliband forgetting to mention the deficit, I'm going to spend a lot of time
6 min read
Jun
12

Editorial Thursday 11 June 2015: Monitor and TDA to sort-of-merge as David Bennett exits

And one of the worst-kept secrets in the NHS is revealed: Monitor and the TDA are to sort-of-merge [https://www.
2 min read
Jun
08

Editorial Friday 5 June 2015: 'We hide vegetables' - that was the Confed Conference 2015, that was

Wednesday's programme opened with an attentive, personal and measured speech from NHS Confederation chief executive Rob Webster on
3 min read
Jun
05

Editorial Wednesday 3 June 2015: Rough transcript of Simon Stevens' speech to the NHS Confederation conference

Simon Stevens transcript There was no text for this speech, so this is a very rough transcript, far from carved
9 min read