Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Jun
12

Editorial Wednesday 12 June 2013: Closing time

It really needs a clinician to write this piece about the decision to kick back the IRP on children'
1 min read
Jun
11

Editorial Tuesday 11 June 2013: Comrade Sir David Nicholson's life in exile after abdication

In the words of Lenny Kravitz, "it ain't over till it's over" [http://www.
2 min read
Jun
07

Editorial Thursday 6 June 2013: Dr David Bennett, chief executive of Monitor

Notes from a press session with Dr David Bennett, chief executive, Monitor Q: What is your reaction to the suggestion
6 min read
Jun
06

Editorial Thursday 6 June 2013: Post-Comradeism - Asking The Wrong Question about who should replace Sir David Nicholson

Almost every conversation at the NHS Confederation conference in Liverpool opens with the phrase "So who's going
2 min read
Jun
06

Editorial Thursday 6 June 2013: The liberation of Comrade Sir David and the bonfire of the policies

Nothing so pleases the God of Health Policy as a sinner come to repentance, but it remains a matter of
2 min read
Jun
05

Editorial Wednesday 5 June 2013: NHS Confederation Conference 2013 - a few 'before' thoughts

I'm on a train on the way to the 2013 version of the NHS Confederation Conference. I'
2 min read
May
31

Editorial Tuesday 21 May 2013: Exit Comrade-In-Chief Sir David Nicholson: who inherits the Earth now?

Hello. I'm back. I've been a bit busy with some other things, like becoming Comment Editor
3 min read
May
31

Editorial Friday 31 May 2013: Public concern about the NHS on upwards trend, suggests Ipsos MORI Issues Index

The latest Ipsos MORI Issues Index, just published, shows that public concern about NHS issues is on a rising trend
1 min read
May
14

The Maynard Doctrine: Are policymakers and politicians stupid, ignorant, or both?

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard looks at NHS reform plans from 1974, and finds that all too little has changed.
3 min read
Apr
24

Editorial Wednesday 24 April 2013: Mr Cameron goes off his trolley on the NHS at PMQs

The NHS hasn’t been an election-winning issue for quite a few general elections now. It’s unlikely to be
8 min read