Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Nov
20

Editorial Tuesday 18 November 2014: Filling the gulf between The Reid Code and the Five-Year Forward View

Denial is much more than a river running through Cairo. It's an understandable, if unhelpful, response to a
9 min read
Nov
07

The Maynard Doctrine: Sir Galahad Stevens' quest for the Holy Grail of increased NHS productivity

The NHS “is a triumphant example of the superiority of collective action and public initiative applied to a segment of
4 min read
Oct
27

Editorial Thursday 23 October 2014: A subtle subversion – NHS England’s Five-Year Forward View

‘Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.’ – Proverbs 29:18
4 min read
Oct
13

Editorial Monday 13 October 2014: Tory NHS reform mea culpa - 'what Lynton entertainment the players shall receive'

Today's Times leads with a well-briefed story about how senior Tories (no names, obviously) now regard having gone
2 min read
Oct
02

Editorial Wednesday 24 September 2014: Some reflections on Labour's election health policy

Mascara Kid Andy Burnham's speech to the Labour Party conference today [http://www.labour.org.uk/blog/entry/
3 min read
Oct
01

Editorial Wednesday 1 October 2014: The Curious Case Of Conservative Health Policy

With the delivery of Secretary Of State Jeremy 'Bellflinger' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19011788] Hunt'
3 min read
Sep
29

The Maynard Doctrine: Time for user charges in the NHS?

Professor Alan Maynard explores whether the Coalition’s ideology is guiding health policy towards the introduction of more NHS user
2 min read
Sep
23

Editorial Tuesday 23 September 2014: Labour leader Ed Miliband's health policy announcements today

Well, I have this from a very good source. "£2.5 bn fund (mansion tax, fags) to fund 20,
1 min read
Sep
23

Editorial Monday 22 September 2014: 'Let them eat mansions. And fags.' Labour edge towards reality on NHS spending

Labour have briefed the BBC's Nick Robinson to trail an announcement of increased NHS spending [http://www.bbc.
2 min read
Sep
19

Editorial Friday 19 September 2014: The NHS is Russia (and postmodernism), basically

Many people don't really understand the NHS, which might be OK if they didn't also try
2 min read