Health Service Journal
Andy Cowper
Andy Cowper is editor of Health Policy Insight - www.healthpolicyinsight.com
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Labour’s ex-health minister calls for NHS price competition and more private provision
23-Mar-2011
Health Policy Insight editor Andy Cowper reviews Lord Norman Warner’s new book A Suitable Case for Treatment – the NHS and reform. -
NHS in recession: when good times turn bad
1-Dec-2008
New hospitals on hold, health workers striking and severe underfunding were all effects of previous recessions. Andy Cowper ask what the latest crisis may mean for the NHS -
Human resources and the 18-week target
17-Nov-2008
The role of human resources and admin teams in getting NHS waiting lists down to size deserves recognition, says Andy Cowper -
World class commissioning: setting your priorities to deliver improved health outcomes
10-Nov-2008
HSJ gathered some of the biggest names in primary care to discuss the Department of Health’s ambitious world class commissioning programme as part of a live, online debate. Andy Cowper listened in -
Informed commissioning
2-Oct-2008
Ministers want to transform NHS commissioning from a sleepy pussycat into a sleek, sharp-toothed tiger. And good-quality information will be the key to success. Andy Cowper reports. -
Knowledge and Skills
2-Oct-2008
The NHS must support managers and clinicians to develop skills and knowledge to use information more effectively. Andy Cowper reports -
Primary numbers
2-Oct-2008
Commissioning is no longer just about PCTs checking the invoices from the acute trust or the ISTC. Andy Cowper investigates the key role of information in commissioning in primary care. -
SUS-sing out the way to better data
2-Oct-2008
The Secondary User Service is a vital conduit of NHS data. NHS Information Centre chief executive Tim Straughan tells Andy Cowper how his organisation is setting its sights on improving SUS and eliminating some historical problems. -
The Honest Broker
2-Oct-2008
In an era of patient choice and world class commissioning, The NHS Information Centre believes its role is to be the 'honest broker' of the data needed to drive improvements in healthcare. Andy Cowper reports -
Aligning health and local government incentives
8-Jul-2008
In the North West, health services and local government work in perfect alignment. What is the secret of their success? -
Mainstreaming health inequalities in action
8-Jul-2008
Two senior executives discuss putting healthcare at the centre of local policy. -
Making progress on infant mortality
3-Jul-2008
High infant mortality rates in disadvantaged groups make the latest inequalities targets tough to hit. But there has been some progress in this area, as Andy Cowper found out. -
Lessons in success: delivering on health inequalities
3-Jul-2008
Three leaders who are tackling inequalities in deprived areas explain why their initiatives are working -
Adding value with national support
3-Jul-2008
The aim of national support teams is to reflect back the work of trusts and local authorities and to support change, as director Cathy Hamlyn told HSJ -
Life expectancy tool helps address local inequalities
2-Jul-2008
A life expectancy intervention tool is now available to help all local planners make informed decisions, writes Andy Cowper. -
Collaborative approach to cancer inequalities
2-Jul-2008
A national initiative is encouraging patients to present themselves earlier when they display symptoms they might otherwise ignore. -
The authority on inequality studies
2-Jul-2008
Professor Sir Michael Marmot's work with the World Health Organisation and on post-Acheson research puts him at the forefront of modern thinking on health inequalities. Andy Cowper spoke to him -
Engaging the public in commissioning
9-Jun-2008
Engaging patients and the public has long been policy mantra. Now legislation is making it a reality. Andy Cowper explains -
Making practice based commissioning perfect
9-Jun-2008
Practice clinicians are being seen as the linchpins of future local procurement of quality care services, as Andy Cowper explains -
Supporting world class commissioning
9-Jun-2008
Primary care trusts will be able to call on a rich network to help find their way with world class commissioning -
World class commissioning: joint working
9-Jun-2008
Joint working between PCTs and local authorities means a two-pronged attack on health inequality -
World class commissioning: quality assurance
9-Jun-2008
How can PCTs be sure they are on the right path to world class commissioning? We look at the quality assurance system developed by the Department of Health to help clinicians and managers achieve their targets -
In the swing of it
8-Sep-2005
INTERVIEW MIKE FARRAR -
The power of reminiscence
23-Jun-2005
DEMENTIA SERVICES -
'There is no such thing as a financial problem'
23-Jun-2005
SHA super-chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers believes that when organisations fail, their shortcomings are often a symptom of faulty management thinking. Andy Cowper listens to his recipe for success -
Get connected
16-Jun-2005
COMMUNITIES -
Atlantic drift
9-Jun-2005
INTERVIEW DONNA E SHALALA -
RANK AND FILE (1 of 2)
12-May-2005
HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF SURVEY -
RANK AND FILE (2 of 2)
12-May-2005
HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF SURVEY -
HARK AT THEM
24-Feb-2005
LEARNING ABROAD -
A NEW DATA DAWNS
9-Dec-2004
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT -
PRACTICE POWER
18-Nov-2004
Published: 18/11/2004, Volume II4, No. 5932 Page 38 -
The £1bn bug
7-Oct-2004
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