Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Aug
25
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Aug
24
Cowper’s Cut 390: ‘Kiss my rebate’, Streeting tells pharma, putting the V into VPAG

Cowper’s Cut 390: ‘Kiss my rebate’, Streeting tells pharma, putting the V into VPAG

‘Cut’ readers won’t have failed to notice the pharmaceutical industry’s recent months of less-than-subtle lobbying against the Voluntary
9 min read
Aug
17
Cowper’s Cut 389: An Augustine heatwave

Cowper’s Cut 389: An Augustine heatwave

Imagine my surprise to learn that Health But Social Care Secretary told listeners to LBC Radio that there won’t
8 min read
Aug
10
Cowper’s Cut 388: Truce Social, Milburn opines and medical grumbles

Cowper’s Cut 388: Truce Social, Milburn opines and medical grumbles

NHS England » Thank you letter to NHS staff from Secretary of State and Jim MackeyNHS England » Thank you letter to
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Aug
08
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5 min read
Aug
03
Cowper’s Cut 387: ‘We’ve marched them up to the top of the hill: remind me about the next bit?’

Cowper’s Cut 387: ‘We’ve marched them up to the top of the hill: remind me about the next bit?’

“I often feel like a resident of Pompeii who has been asked for some humorous comments on lava.” Tom Lehrer,
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Jul
27
Cowper’s Cut 386: Irony while the strike’s hot

Cowper’s Cut 386: Irony while the strike’s hot

This week, we saw the BMA Resident Doctors 2008 Pay Differential Historical Re-Enactment Society charging into inaction, as they took
8 min read
Jul
20
Cowper’s Cut 385: The generation game

Cowper’s Cut 385: The generation game

I understand that ‘Cut’ readers have been enjoying the BMA resident doctors committee’s campaign for Full Pay Restoration almost
8 min read
Jul
13
Cowper’s Cut 384: The One After The NHS Ten-Year Plan Dropped

Cowper’s Cut 384: The One After The NHS Ten-Year Plan Dropped

Reactions to the NHS Ten-Year Plan might best be described as studiedly polite from organisations who have or want contracts
6 min read
Jul
03
Cowper’s Cut 383: The specious hallucination of the NHS Ten-Year Plan

Cowper’s Cut 383: The specious hallucination of the NHS Ten-Year Plan

If as a government, you wanted to substantially lower expectations for your NHS Ten-Year Plan, then you might arrange for
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