Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Feb
14

Editorial Monday 13 February 2012: Aha! It's about competition again: Andrew Lansley's latest defence of the reforms

The first time I started skimming the HSJ / Reform piece by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley (saviour, liberator) [http://www.hsj.
5 min read
Feb
14

Editorial Monday 13 February 2012: Andrew Lansley the technologist, slight return - mobile phones and the NHS

Something about the HSJ / Reform piece by Andrew Lansley (saviour, liberator) published today [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1335]
2 min read
Feb
09

Editorial Tuesday 7 February 2012: Mr Lansley's cavalry ride to the rescue: his political hero and the PM

I'd forgotten how much fun a bit of Health Bill action can be. The battle of the bylines
3 min read
Feb
09

Editorial Monday 10 October 2011: Bonfires

A well-built bonfire is an elegant way of minimising waste. The smell of burning autumn leaves is also a delight.
4 min read
Feb
06

Editorial Tuesday 31 January 2012: Timescales and scenarios for the remainder of the Health Bill in Parliament

I am grateful that a kindly mole has felt the need to share a document outlining an anticipated timescale and
3 min read
Feb
01

Editorial Wednesday 1 February 2012: What Minister Who? meant to say to the Health Select Committee about social care

Dear old Minister Who? Paul Burstow did not have the most successful of appearances recently giving evidence to the Health
1 min read
Jan
31

Editorial Tuesday 31 January 2012: No monopoly on political syllogism? Questions for the troika editorial

Today saw the publication of ’The NHS deserves a better, more open debate over health reform’ [http://www.hsj.co.
5 min read
Jan
28

Editorial Friday 27 January 2012: Health Policy Intelligence 37 & 38 - 'Taking The Pith out Of the Health And Social Care Bill'

Taking the pith out of the Health & Social Care Bill - “Integrate my chutzpah”: Andrew ‘Not Looking For  A
1 min read
Jan
27

Editorial Wednesday 25 January 2012: 111 pilots saw 5-9% rise in unscheduled emergency hospital admissions

The recent discussion paper from the Clinical Commissioning Federation and Urgent Care Network of NHS Alliance (COI dec - I
1 min read
Jan
27

Editorial Tuesday 24 January 2012: Lord Owen email to Labour raises interesting questions

Hat off to Robert Winnett of the Telegraph for this story, based on an authentic-looking email from Lord Owen to
2 min read