Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Nov
28

The Maynard Doctrine: What the NHS Mandate misses, or ‘Another Episode Of Nero Playing His Violin Whilst The NHS Burns?’

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard suggests that the NHS mandate may have missed out most of the critical issues The
6 min read
Nov
21

Editorial Wednesday 21 November 2012: 'Red Alert' Ashcroft polling: interesting on economics; fascinating on the NHS

Lord Ashcroft, whose tax domiciliary status was such a political talking point in the last decade, contines to spend some
2 min read
Nov
16

Editorial Friday 16 Novemeber 2012: Monitor's evidence to the Health Select Committee

Given Monitor's importance in the new NHS, their recent evidence session with Dr David Bennett, Adrian Masters and
76 min read
Nov
13

Editorial Tuesday 13 Novemeber 2012: The Mandate is out. Don't get over-excited. It could be worse.

The DH has published the Secretary of State For Health's mandate to the NHS for the next two
2 min read
Nov
07

Editorial Wednesday 7 November 2012: Health Policy Intelligence 51 - I'm A Health Secretary? Get Me Out Of Here!

The following is an extract from our subscription service Health Policy Intelligence, which funds the existence of this site and
3 min read
Nov
05

Guest editorial Monday 5 November 2012: 'Breaking up is hard to do' - reflections on South London's tripartite future

This guest editorial from Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association examines the draft recommendations of the Trust Special Administrator
4 min read
Oct
26

Editorial Friday 26 October 2012: Ipsos MORI polling for DH finds growing public dislike and distrust of the NHS reforms

We highlighted previously that the long-running British Social Attitudes survey and the NHS staff survey found that staff and the
8 min read
Oct
25

Editorial Tuesday 23 October 2012: Jeremy 'Bellflinger' Hunt - the Norman Puddifoot of Health Secretaries

At the risk of making myself persona numquam grata among the elite of the health policy universe, I must confess
41 min read
Oct
24

The Maynard Doctrine: The vultures coming home to roost

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard looks at NHS-saving savings, taking in decremental salary scales, reviewing pharmaceutical price naughtiness and the
7 min read
Oct
23

Editorial Tuesday 23 October 2012: Chatham House chat on customer service. Oh, and Tim Kelsey wants you to use the NHS Number

Last night, I went to a meeting about 'making the NHS a world-class customer service'. Which was nice.
1 min read