Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Apr
15

Editorial Monday 15 April 2013: Accounting for Chairman Mal's incursion on the NHS future funding debate

One of the major philosophical aims of the NHS reforms newly-born to a proud albeit defenestrated Anderew Lansley (saviour, liberator)
2 min read
Apr
03

Editorial Wednesday 3 April 2013: British Social Attitudes 2012 data shows marginal recovery in public's NHS satisfaction

The famous public policy scientist Yazz defined it perfectly, albeit in a way that is ignorant of the laws of
2 min read
Mar
27

Editorial Wednesday 26 March 2013: There'll always be an (NHS) England - decoding Chairman Mal's letter

It was a busy news day yesterday [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1498], during which HSJ editor Alastair McLellan&
2 min read
Mar
26

Editorial Tuesday 26 March 2013: On the Government's response to Francis 2 and Monitor's Fair Playing Field review

In his classic essay 'Fear And Loathing At the Superbowl', Hunter S Thompson [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
7 min read
Mar
20

Editorial Wednesday 20 March 2013: ComradeShambles explained, with the help of Marxism

How could NHS Comrade-In-Chief Sir David Nicholson have been so stupid as to mislead the Public Accounts Committee when he
1 min read
Mar
19

Editorial Monday 18 March 2013: ComradeShambles - not with a bang, but a whimper

Vicarious masochists, sadists and health policy geeks (you do the Venn diagram) can enjoy re-watching Comrade Sir David Nicholson'
4 min read
Mar
19

Editorial Tuesday 19 March 2013: The ComradeShambles continues - Gary Walker letter proves Sir David Nicholson misled the PAC

Health Service Journal has published a copy of former United Lincoln Hospitals Trust CE Gary Walker's 2009 letter
1 min read
Mar
15

Editorial Friday 15 March 2013: Hansard of yesterday's NHS accountability and transparency Commons debate

Taken from the fabulous Hansard [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130314/debtext/130314-0002.htm#13031445000003] , below follows
143 min read
Mar
14

Editorial Thursday 14 March 2013: Number 10 briefs a putative Nicholson exit in 2014

Today's Telegraph carries what looks very much like a Number 10 briefing that a plan has been hatched
1 min read
Mar
13

Editorial Wednesday 13 March 2013: Lord Ashcroft's polling finds NHS a top-three issue for voters in marginal seats

I have written previously [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1119] about Lord Ashcroft's polling of undecided voters
1 min read