Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Sep
24
Cowper’s Cut 289: Umpteen strikes and you’re out

Cowper’s Cut 289: Umpteen strikes and you’re out

New 'Winter' £200 million: the Government's own Strike Fund You've got to hand it
14 min read
Sep
17
Cowper’s Cut 288: All the sevens: 7.7 million RTT backlog; a £7 billion deficit - it’s a full house for 10 Downing Street’s Winterval oblong table summit

Cowper’s Cut 288: All the sevens: 7.7 million RTT backlog; a £7 billion deficit - it’s a full house for 10 Downing Street’s Winterval oblong table summit

Another 100,000 join England's RTT waiting list, as yet another new month-on-month record high is hit Another
11 min read
Sep
10
Cowper’s Cut 287: Going to RAAC and ruin with an unexpected outbreak of Candour19

Cowper’s Cut 287: Going to RAAC and ruin with an unexpected outbreak of Candour19

Iron while the strike's hot New polling by Ipsos found that public support for the ongoing medical staff
11 min read
Sep
03
Cowper’s Cut 286: The Silly Season is over, as The Stupid Season begins

Cowper’s Cut 286: The Silly Season is over, as The Stupid Season begins

You know that the 'Silly Season' marking the end of August, and of what has passed for summer,
12 min read
Aug
27
Cowper's Cut 285: Stable doors and bolted horses

Cowper's Cut 285: Stable doors and bolted horses

Consultants strike; plan further strikes Intriguingly, this week's consultants strike attracted relatively little media coverage beyond a few
8 min read
Aug
25
What's in a name? The anonymity of most HSJ comments reveals a closed, fearful NHS management culture

What's in a name? The anonymity of most HSJ comments reveals a closed, fearful NHS management culture

David Oliver is an experienced NHS consultant who has played a variety of local and national medical leadership roles, and
4 min read
Aug
20
Cowper’s Cut 284: Another triumphant 'Health Week'

Cowper’s Cut 284: Another triumphant 'Health Week'

NEW @IpsosUK Issues Index for August With wildfires and extreme heat in the news, concern about climate change and the
12 min read
Aug
13
Cowper’s Cut 283: Towards ‘Health Week’, with the intriguing, baffled-looking Banker

Cowper’s Cut 283: Towards ‘Health Week’, with the intriguing, baffled-looking Banker

As dull people go, the perenially baffled-looking Secretary Of State For Worrying About The Reshuffle Steve 'The Banker'
8 min read
Aug
06
Cowper’s Cut 282: A PM who can’t count and an NHS England who can’t lead

Cowper’s Cut 282: A PM who can’t count and an NHS England who can’t lead

The PM gets his sums wrong For an ex-Goldman Sachs type, former Chancellor and would-be Master Of the Universe, PM
14 min read
Jul
30
Cowper's Cut 281: NHS England’s fictional winter planning

Cowper's Cut 281: NHS England’s fictional winter planning

NHS England's absolutely fabulous winter plan NHS England briefed the media that they have a plan for winter.
18 min read