Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
May
08

Guest editorial Thursday 18 April 2012: Three unlikely commissioning support inspirations

About the author: Cassander Grey works for a PCT cluster somewhere in England. He is interested in health policy, the
5 min read
May
08

Editor's blog 3 June 2009: Welcome back, NHS Modernisation Agency. Say no to dogmatic fetishes!

It's a circular world. What goes around, comes around. In an intriguing piece in Health Service Journal, NHS
2 min read
Apr
13

Editorial Friday 13 April 2012: The Nicholson Commissioning Board drinking game

Obviously, the live stream on www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk at 1 pm today of the next board meeeting of the
1 min read
Apr
11

Editorial Friday 2 March 2012: Archive hour

It is late I am tired, and I have writer's block. So here are a bunch of links
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Apr
04

Editorial Wednesday 4 April 2012: On OFT referring private healthcare market to the Competition Commission

It was unsurprising to see that the Office of Fair Trading has chosen to refer the private healthcare market to
12 min read
Apr
02

Editorial Thursday 29 March 2012: The replumbing of power

We have builders with us at the minute, which is always a good laugh. Seeing right into the DNA of
2 min read
Apr
02

Editorial Sunday 1 April 2012: Andrew Lansley in 'not Edith Piaf' shock

Health Policy Insight can exclusively reveal that Andrew Lansley (saviour, liberator)  is not the reincarnation of Edith Piaf. Specifically, this
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Mar
30

The Maynard Doctrine – A pause for thought

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard offers some reflections on the current state of transition in the NHS. Some items to
4 min read
Mar
28

Editorial Wednesday 28 March 2012: The Health Bill transition risk register and business case

Awesome timing was on show by whoever leaked the NHS Bill transition risk register [http://drphilhammond.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/
37 min read
Mar
26

Editorial Monday 26 March 2012: Steve Collins RIP

I come late and very sadly to the news that Steve Collins died suddenly at the start of this month.
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