Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Feb
07

Editorial Wednesday 6 February 2013: PM David Cameron's statement in response to The Francis Public Inquiry Report

From the Number 10 website [http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/prime-ministers-statement-on-mid-staffs/]. ...................................................................... Click here for details of 'Francis is
9 min read
Feb
07

Editorial Wednesday 6 February 2013: Robert Francis QC's statement on publication of the Public Inquiry Report

Text of Robert Francis QC's press statement at the launch of his public inquiry report [http://cdn.midstaffspublicinquiry.
12 min read
Feb
05

Editorial Tuesday 5 February 2013: The Big Beast Fallacy and a thousand chocolate teapots - on responsibility for Mid-Staffs

The Francis Public Inquiry into Mid-Staffs will publish tomorrow. Prime Minister David Cameron will respond in the Commons. Will it
6 min read
Jan
30

Editorial Wednesday 30 January 2013: Why NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson is the new Justin Timberlake

NHS Comrade In Chief Sir David Nicholson outed himself as a one-man Salt 'n' Pepa [http://www.youtube.
2 min read
Jan
29

Editorial Tuesday 29 January 2013: Lord Owen's googly and Coalition unity

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the Parliamentary water, a big beast resurfaces. Lord David
18 min read
Jan
28

Editorial Monday 28 January 2013: The clinical confusion and democratic deficit in healthcare reconfiguration

On Saturday, I saw that Enfield North MP Nick de Bois (a Conservative) had published an open letter on his
5 min read
Jan
28

The Maynard Doctrine: Why are managers so dumb?

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard queries why healthcare managers appear unwilling or unable to learn from history and evidence. Non-clinical
6 min read
Jan
24

Editorial Thursday 24 January 2013: Text of Andy Burnham's speech at Labour health policy review launch, Kings Fund

From the Labour Party website [http://www.labour.org.uk/andy-burnhams-speech-to-the-kings-fund-whole-person-care,2013-01-24] 'Whole-Person Care' A One Nation approach
20 min read
Jan
24

Editorial Thursday 24 January 2013: Before thoughts on Labour's health policy review launch

The Mascara Kid, also known as Labour’s shadow health secretary Andy Burnham, will give details of his party’s
3 min read
Jan
15

Editorial Tuesday 15 January 2013: Fixing low nurse staffing with the old 'one-two'

There has been considerable debate about nurse staffing levels, with the Telegraph story from the weekend drawing together CQC assessments
1 min read