Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
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
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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
Jan
27

Editorial Tuesday 24 January 2012: Why Andrew Lansley is absolutely right and his opponents are completely wrong

Westminster Village humour Q: What's the difference between Chris Huhne and Andrew Lansley? A: Chris Huhne can get
6 min read
Jan
27

Editorial Monday 23 January 2012: The politics of protest

It's been an interesting few days for the Health And Social Care Bill's tortuous progress through
4 min read
Jan
27

Guest editorial Thursday 26 January 2012: Risks? What risks? Reasons not to publish and be damned.

This guest editorial from Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association [http://www.sochealth.co.uk] raises an eyebrow laconically
4 min read
Jan
26

Editorial Wednesday 18 January 2012: Minister Who? And The Great Social Care Mystery

Fans of being underwhelmed who have some spare time should watch the recording of yesterday's evidence session to
4 min read
Jan
24

Editorial Thursday 19 January 2012: The great ratings agency fiasco

The Guardian splashes this morning on the proposals by Monitor to allow credit ratings agencies to assess the financial viability
4 min read
Jan
16

Editorial Monday 16 January 2012: The sharp end of healthcare

A friend of my wife's and mine is in intensive care in a London hospital, at the sharp
1 min read
Jan
16

Editor's blog 19th January 2009: Unhappy about Blue Monday, and personal budgets deferred

I am officially not happy about Blue Monday. Not the New Order song [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=niCfmQajoh0&
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