Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
May
10

The Maynard Doctrine: Managing ambiguity – is discretion the better part of valour?

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard  picks the three big themes of which we must beware over the implementation of the
3 min read
May
10

Editorial Thursday 10 May 2012: Today's risk register statement

Risk registers, eh? Gotta love 'em. Couldn't eat a whole one, though. ...................................................................... Click here for details of
22 min read
May
08

Editorial Tuesday 24 April 2012: Notes of NHS Clinical Commissioners conference

Notes from the main sessions of the NHS Clinial Commissioners conference Dr David Bennett, Monitor Dr David Bennett, executive chair
15 min read
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
1 min read
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
1 min read