Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Jun
28

Editorial Thurssday 28 June 2012: Spinning a yarn over why the Peterborough PFI blew up the money

I was intrigued by this story in the Financial Times about Peterborough and Stamford FT's PFI problem [http:
3 min read
Jun
26

Editorial Tuesday 26 June 2012: Going South with the PFI - administration and politics

We reported last night on the story of Health Secretary Andrew Lansley putting South London  Healthcare Trust into impending administration-type
6 min read
Jun
26

Guest editorial 10 June 2009: Bob Sang - Health gain: the true test of quality for 21st century healthcare

Editor's note: Bob Sang's untimely death [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/298] has taken away
12 min read
Jun
25

Editorial Wednesday 20 June 2012: Andrew Lansley's NHS Confederation speech

This transcript is not verbatim - video is here [http://www.nhsconfed.org/priorities/latestnews/Pages/Managers-thanked-while-doctors-urged-not-to-strike.aspx] . I want
7 min read
Jun
22

Editorial Friday 22 June 2012: Latest waiting figures show NHS performance remains strong

The NHS is doing very well indeed. The latest referral to treatment waiting time figures released by the DH [http:
1 min read
Jun
22

The Maynard Doctrine: Managing NHS demand

Professor Alan Maynard on managing demand and perverse incentives, and the need for major change in primary care. Compared to
5 min read
Jun
22

Editorial Thursday 21 June 2012: Chairman Mal speaks: Malcolm Grant

Chairman Mal - Professor Malcolm Grant of the NHS Commissioning Board - opens with Cathy Newman joke about shaving his
3 min read
Jun
22

Editorial Thursday 21 June 2012: Comrade Sir David Nicholson speaks (The 'No Communist Imagery' edition)

Comrade Sir David Nicholson was described as the Anneka Rice of the Health Service by chair Cathy Newman. ...................................................................... Click here
11 min read
Jun
21

Editorial Tuesday 19 June 2012: Words of Worth outline Tory frustration over reform

Health policy adviser to Number 10 Downing Street Sean Worth gave this extremely revealing exit interview to The Guardian [http:
4 min read
Jun
20

Editorial Wednesday 20 June 2012: Review of Andrew Lansley's NHS Confederation speech

Andrew Lansley's speech to the NHS Confederation today [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1393] was, unexpectedly, very
1 min read