Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Oct
03

Health Policy Today 3rd October 2011: Labouring over late diagnosis

Health Policy Insight associate editor Dr Tom Smith continues his series from the party conferences, reporting on the debate from
11 min read
Sep
30

Editorial Friday 30 September 2011: Haiku time

Number 1 haiku New CCG guide [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_130293] Towards authorisation [http:
Sep
29

Editorial Thursday 29 September 2011: Will The Appleby Hypothesis (MB>MC) decide the next election?

A new research study into viability-challenged NHS hospitals by MHP Health Mandate policy and communications agency [http://www.mhpc.com/
3 min read
Sep
28

Editorial Wednesday 28 September 2011: Labour on health - a Boyle in the bag, and two new policy ideas

At one point, it looked as if Labour's shadow health secretary John Healey might forego his speech for
3 min read
Sep
28

Editorial Wednesday 28 September 2011: Miliband's argument will keep the NHS as number two political priority

Much of Labour leader Ed Miliband's argument yesterday [http://www.labour.org.uk/ed-milibands-speech-to-labour-party-conference] wasn't at
4 min read
Sep
28

Editorial Wednesday 28 September 2011: Failing better

The NHS is traditionally bad at failure. ...................................................................... Click here for details of 'PFI in the sky; not NPfIT for
2 min read
Sep
26

Editorial Monday 26 September 2011: Ashcroft polling finds NHS country’s Number 2 political priority; still a Tory distrust area

We have previously written about Lord Ashcroft’s electoral polling on marginal seats, and the role of the NHS for
3 min read
Sep
26

Health Policy Today 26 September 2011: Responsibility for early diagnosis

Dr Tom Smith, associate director of Health Policy Insight, returns to the fray with this report on the first of
11 min read
Sep
23

Editor's blog Friday 23 September 2011: Health Policy Intelligence 25 'PFI in the sky; un-NPfIT for purpose DH magic money' out

Health Policy Intelligence is our weekly subscription-based analysis service. The new double-issue, '‘PFI in the sky; not NPfIT for
2 min read
Sep
23

Editor's blog Thursday 22 September 2011: Prepare ye the way for a party conference announcement on PFI

If you were a cynical person, which of course I am not, you might think that today's plethora
1 min read