Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Sep
12

The Maynard Doctrine: Religion and the privates

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard explores the connections between religion and the privates Competing religions The Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition believes
5 min read
Sep
12

Editorial Friday 12 September 2014: Well done, Monitor

Well done, Monitor [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monitor-takes-action-to-protect-services-for-patients-in-tameside-and-glossop] : nice work. Yes, you read that right. I typed it
1 min read
Jul
21

The Maynard Doctrine: Simple Simon says

The new chief executive of the NHS in England is rightly challenging his one million plus employees. They consume £110
4 min read
Jul
18

Editorial Friday 18 July 2014: Commissioning - Schrodinger's Cat bred with the Norwegian Blue

In a time of political choices to give the NHS no more money, commissioning has become the Schrodinger's
1 min read
Jul
18

Editorial Thursday 17 July 2014: Neil Young and the wabi-sabi NHS

The Japanese aesthetic concept of wabi-sabi [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi] strikes me as a useful one for thinking
Jul
17

Editorial Wednesday 15 July 2014: Baudelaire, the Devil's finest trick and tax rises in the next Parliament

"The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist" - Charles Baudelaire,
3 min read
Jul
14

Editorial Friday 11 July 2014: The liberation of Jeremy Hunt

Jul
11

Editorial Tuesday 4 September 2012: The Hunting and downfall of Andrew Lansley

In the words of Glenn Hoddle, "I've never made predictions and I never will". Well, earlier
4 min read
Jul
02

Editorial Tuesday 1 July 2014: What if everything you planned turned out to be wrong?

Stephen Dorrell's thoughtful speech to the  Reform conference on integration today [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1561]
3 min read
Jul
01

Editorial Tuesday 1 July 2014: Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell speech to Reform integration event

Co-ordinated health and social care: What would it take to really make it happen? FACTS AND FABLES IN HEALTH “Things
10 min read