Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
May
07

Editorial Wednesday 6 May 2015: Simon Stevens' 'Pet Sounds'

As some light relief after a heavy piece about NHS finances [”http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1591], I think
2 min read
May
06

The Maynard Doctrine 6 May 2015: Pre-electoral reflections - is the NHS going to hell in a handcart?

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard wonders what the bloody hell’s going on with electioneering health policy, and is mildly
5 min read
May
06

Editorial Tuesday 5 May 2015: It's raining cash: hallelujah! Why the NHS needs a double-Steve Austin and The Builder’s Message

"And here I sit so patiently, [”http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs/stuck-inside-mobile-memphis-blues-again] Waiting to find what price [”http:
8 min read
May
02

Editorial Monday 27 April 2015: RIP Professor Aidan Halligan

Some things you want to write much less than others; some you don't want to write at all.
3 min read
Feb
26

Editorial Thursday 27 February 2015: Four questions about the Greater Manchester SHA structural solutioneering

The revelation by the Manchester Evening News that there is to be a Greater Manchester health and care authority [http:
2 min read
Feb
23

The Maynard Doctrine: Productivity, produce or production? The £22 billion challenge

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard casts doubt on the £22 billion efficiency challenge Sir Galahad Stevens’ Five-Year Forward View [http:
4 min read
Feb
18

Editorial Tuesday 17 February 2015: Market mechanisms in today's NHS: the highest-maintenance imaginary girl/boyfriend ever

There are five basic questions worth asking yourself when setting out to tackle a problem. They are as follows: 1.
4 min read
Feb
16

Editorial Thursday 20 June 2013: CQC releases names of the four at the table for Morecambe Bay cover-up report deletion

Health Service Journal has the CQC's letter to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt naming the four senior CQC staff
2 min read
Jan
31

Editorial Tuesday 15 October 2013: Hunt and Burnham dance to The Masochism Tango

‘Beat me!’ begged the masochist. ‘No’, replied the sadist. Longstanding readers may recall my observation that health policy is BDSM
4 min read
Jan
30

Editorial Thursday 29 January 2015: The future of tariff, the Corinthian spirit and the NHS as a political football

First, the good news: the 2014 British Social Attitudes survey found that satisfaction with the NHS has resumed its upwards
6 min read