Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
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
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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
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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
Sep
23

Editor's blog Friday 23 September 2011: Backfiring politics and economics - PFI, magic money, tariff and tough times

Oops. The political strategy to attack 22 trusts' PFI debt burden adopted by Andrew Lansley (saviour, liberator) and colleagues,
2 min read
Sep
22

Editor's blog Wednesday 14 September 2011: Andrew Lansley speech to NHS Alliance / NAPC commissioning conference

Below is a transcript of SOS Andrew Lansley's speech this afternoon to the NHS Alliance / NAPC commissioning conference.
7 min read
Sep
21

Editor's blog Wednesday 21 September 2011: BMA Council backs chair Dr Hamish Meldrum

Another psalter is inscribed in The Book Of Things That Are Not Surprising, with the news that BMA Council has
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Sep
21

Editor's blog Wednesday 21 September 2011: The underwhelming Lib Dem conference

The good news for the Lib Dems is that they are now a party of government. You might not think
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