Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Jan
07

Editorial Monday 7 January 2013: Waiting for Dilnot, or "Doctor! Doctor! I think I'm running the country!"

So, after a weekend of speculation about what the Francis Public Inquiry Report will say (which brought us precisely no
2 min read
Jan
07

Editorial Wednesday 5 October 2011: Fact me! Andrew Lansley is doing the right thing

At the Conservative Party Conference, the hall was considerably less that half-full for Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's speech
3 min read
Jan
06

Editor’s blog 26th March 2009: On blame for Mid-Staffordshire, and the Second Horseman of the NHS Apocalypse

Good morning, and apologies for the short interruption in normal service. I have been “out in the field” (see Edge
6 min read
Jan
04

Editorial Friday 4 January 2013: The Politician's Syllogism and healthcare quality

Happy new year to all Health Policy Insight readers: best wishes for 2013. We return from our festive shenanigans to
3 min read
Jan
04

Editorial Friday 21 December 2012: Health Policy Intelligence 52: Francis is coming. Look busy!

The following is an extract from our subscription service Health Policy Intelligence, which funds the existence of this site, and
3 min read
Jan
03

The Maynard Doctrine: The arrogant and the ignorant must be collaborative friends

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard explains why researchers ("the arrogant" *) and managers ("the ignorant" **) have to
5 min read
Dec
21

Editorial Wednesday 19 December 2012: The Ipsos MORI 2012 Almanac and the NHS and healthcare

I may be a world-class curmudgeon, but I do take requests - especially when they come from my friend Alastair
7 min read
Dec
18

Editorial Monday 17 December 2012: The reconfiguration game

For some time, I've been meaning to write about the challenges facing provider reconfiguration. There are a few
3 min read
Dec
17

Editorial Tuesday 11 December 2012: Ali Parsa reaps the rewards of Circle's economic failure

A wry smile played around the corners of my well-chiselled features when I read Matthew Goodman's piece in
1 min read
Dec
04

Editorial Tuesday 4 December 2012: Ali Parsa steps down. Will the Circle be unbroken?

Health Service Journal editor Alastair McLellan has just broken the news on Twitter that Ali Parsadoust, chief executive of Circle
3 min read