Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Jul
24

The Maynard Doctrine: What to do with “Big Pharma”?

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard examines the ills of Big Pharma, and offers his own prescriptions for improvement. Big Pharma
4 min read
Jul
22

Guest editorial: Jeremy Twunt on the future of Conservative health policy

Parliament has risen for recess, but the satirical alter ego of the Secretary Of State For Health, swear-word-loving Jeremy Twunt
3 min read
Jul
17

Wednesday 17 July 2013: The Keogh Review process matters as much as the outcome, and a thought about the NHS England CEO job

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh has a well-earned reputation as nobody's fool. His report into the 14 hospitals he
12 min read
Jul
16

Editor’s blog Thursday 17 September 2009: Today’s policy speech by Andy Burnham at the Kings Fund

We are living through a sea-change of health policy. This much you will have noticed. This much has been forced
4 min read
Jul
15

Editorial Monday 15 July 2013: 'Bring out your dead' - the eve of Keogh and The Politician's Syllogism

Tomorrow, Health Secretary Jeremy 'Bellflinger' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19011788] Hunt will take the last session
2 min read
Jul
15

Editorial Monday 15 July 2013: Back to the future with 'hit squads' for many Keogh troubled trusts: rewarding failure?

The Guardian's Denis Campbell and Patrick Wintour have a plausible-looking leak about the Keogh report tomorrow [http://www.
1 min read
Jul
05

Editorial Friday 5th July 2013: The NHS at 65 - neither shy nor retiring

It's a happy accident of timing that the NHS's 65th birthday falls on a Friday -
2 min read
Jul
03

The Maynard Doctrine: A leak from Lynton on policy and strategy

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard has received a wholly-authentic leak from a well-known political strategist to a well-known Jeremy. We
3 min read
Jun
25

Editorial Tuesday 25 June 2013: Welcome to the blogosphere and The Age Of Noise, Comrade Sir David Nicholson

Don't worry: I have already alerted the Office of Fair Trading to the news that Comrade Sir David
5 min read
Jun
25

Editorial Tuesday 25 June 2013: Cynthia Bower & Jill Finney involved in major, unevidenced changes to CQC 'Take Care Now' report

Among the people probably feeling vindicated by the ongoing fall-out from regulation is former Healthcare Commission and CQC inspector Dr
4 min read