Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
May
31

Editorial Tuesday 21 May 2013: Exit Comrade-In-Chief Sir David Nicholson: who inherits the Earth now?

Hello. I'm back. I've been a bit busy with some other things, like becoming Comment Editor
3 min read
May
31

Editorial Friday 31 May 2013: Public concern about the NHS on upwards trend, suggests Ipsos MORI Issues Index

The latest Ipsos MORI Issues Index, just published, shows that public concern about NHS issues is on a rising trend
1 min read
May
14

The Maynard Doctrine: Are policymakers and politicians stupid, ignorant, or both?

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard looks at NHS reform plans from 1974, and finds that all too little has changed.
3 min read
Apr
24

Editorial Wednesday 24 April 2013: Mr Cameron goes off his trolley on the NHS at PMQs

The NHS hasn’t been an election-winning issue for quite a few general elections now. It’s unlikely to be
8 min read
Apr
23

Editor's blog Friday 8 April 2011: Does Mr Lansley understand how competition law may apply to NHS commissioning?

Good morning. I'm once again grateful to a friend of Health Policy Insight for transcribing Secretary Of State
10 min read
Apr
22

The Maynard Doctrine: The harsh reality of NHS reform: time to end the purchaser-provider split

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard suggests we need radical reform: end two decades of policy failure and let purchasers merge
6 min read
Apr
15

Editorial Monday 15 April 2013: Accounting for Chairman Mal's incursion on the NHS future funding debate

One of the major philosophical aims of the NHS reforms newly-born to a proud albeit defenestrated Anderew Lansley (saviour, liberator)
2 min read
Apr
03

Editorial Wednesday 3 April 2013: British Social Attitudes 2012 data shows marginal recovery in public's NHS satisfaction

The famous public policy scientist Yazz defined it perfectly, albeit in a way that is ignorant of the laws of
2 min read
Mar
27

Editorial Wednesday 26 March 2013: There'll always be an (NHS) England - decoding Chairman Mal's letter

It was a busy news day yesterday [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1498], during which HSJ editor Alastair McLellan&
2 min read
Mar
26

Editorial Tuesday 26 March 2013: On the Government's response to Francis 2 and Monitor's Fair Playing Field review

In his classic essay 'Fear And Loathing At the Superbowl', Hunter S Thompson [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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