Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Jun
15

The Maynard Doctrine: After U-turns and Utopia, reality bites - fiddling while Rome burns

Professor Alan Maynard gets back to the real issues of NHS reform: funding and quality control. The protracted “listening exercise”
4 min read
Jun
14

Editor's blog Tuesday 14 June 2011: Text of PM's speech on Government response to NHS Future Forum

PM David Cameron's speech at Guys Hospital on NHS reform [http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/speeches-and-transcripts/2011/
5 min read
Jun
14

Editor's blog Tuesday 14 June 2011: Government response to NHS Future Forum reports

Not on the DH website, but here on HSJ [http://www.hsj.co.uk/story.aspx?storyCode=5031128]. Text of
15 min read
Jun
14

Editor's blog Tuesday 14 June 2011: Five questions that should be asked at today's 'Winning The Reform Of The NHS Reforms' event

Here are five questions that ought to be asked at today's 'Flogging A Dead Bill' session
1 min read
Jun
14

Editor's blog Monday 13 June 2011: The 'Oops' Factor, Lansleyism as Schrödinger's Cat, the Future Forum and the escape route

Oops. The new polling by ComRes for ITV [http://ht.ly/5gK3c] obviously doesn't take into account the
11 min read
Jun
13

Editor's blog Tuesday 7 June 2011: PoliticsHome polling shows Conservative Party distrusted in NHS reform

None of the main three Westminster parties can take immense comfort from the PoliticsHome polling on NHS reform [http://www.
2 min read
Jun
13

Editor's blog Monday 13 June 2011: Future Forum covering document's text

www.dh.gov.uk/nhsfutureforum NHS Future Forum We have presented our recommendations to the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister
2 min read
Jun
13

Editor's blog Monday 13 June 2011: Monitor and the CCP - the defining issue of amending the Bill

There is a potential game-changer in what may be about to happen to Monitor and the NHS Co-Operation and Competition
1 min read
Jun
13

Editor's blog Friday 10 June 2011: The wonderful humility of self-effacing Sir Stephen Bubb

I had heard of ACEVO before the NHS Future Forum was convened as part of the Pinteresque Pause, but alas
6 min read
Jun
13

Editor's blog Monday 13 June 2011: The political NHS and the real NHS

There is the political NHS, and then there is the real NHS. ...................................................................... Click here for details of 'Strongman Cameron&
2 min read