Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Oct
26
What is to be done?

What is to be done?

There is no plan. So what can we do? The Government’s ambition to increase NHS hospital activity by 30%
6 min read
Oct
25
Cowper's Cut 186: Plan B debate masks the lack of any real NHS recovery plan

Cowper's Cut 186: Plan B debate masks the lack of any real NHS recovery plan

I really like Plan B. The musician [https://www.time4planb.co.uk/] Plan B, that is. I’m less keen
7 min read
Oct
18
Cowper's Cut 185: Lessons learned and unlearned; more briefings and more cases. What could possibly go wrong?

Cowper's Cut 185: Lessons learned and unlearned; more briefings and more cases. What could possibly go wrong?

Only more briefings can save us now Goodness me. I mentioned in both of the last ‘Cowper’s Cut’ posts
9 min read
Oct
11
Cowper’s Cut 184: ‘Levelling up’ is the new ‘taking back control’

Cowper’s Cut 184: ‘Levelling up’ is the new ‘taking back control’

I did a mid-week update on the Conservative Party Conference [https://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/cowpers-cut-183-conservative-party-conference-special/] . One memorable aspect was Health
7 min read
Oct
05
Cowper's Cut 183: Conservative Party Conference special

Cowper's Cut 183: Conservative Party Conference special

I won't tend to do mid-week specials, but the danger of covering CPC21 properly is of making the
7 min read
Oct
03
Cowper's Cut 182: Shooting the Messenger on supply and demand issues

Cowper's Cut 182: Shooting the Messenger on supply and demand issues

At a time when the NHS is under immense demand pressure, self-care is very important. With this in mind, I’
8 min read
Sep
26
Cowper's Cut 181: Cleaning up the mess

Cowper's Cut 181: Cleaning up the mess

“We still cling with part of our minds to the infantile belief that the world was made for our gratification
13 min read
Sep
22
Stephen Black: On GP face-to-face appointments, sacred cows and bad arguments

Stephen Black: On GP face-to-face appointments, sacred cows and bad arguments

This guest post by Steve Black [policyskeptic.blogspot.com] is drawn from his thread on Twitter about the current fuss
4 min read
Sep
20
Hello to non-subscribing HPI users

Hello to non-subscribing HPI users

Hello there. Hope you're well. This is just a quick reminder that my weekly column 'Cowper'
1 min read
Sep
20
Cowper’s Cut 180: The levelling-up reshuffle

Cowper’s Cut 180: The levelling-up reshuffle

Cabinet reshuffles are weird things. In 2017, I was asked by friends on Twitter to propose the worst possible Cabinet
9 min read