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Jul
05
Cowper’s Cut 435: Centralisation, centralisation, centralisation

Cowper’s Cut 435: Centralisation, centralisation, centralisation

Every era of NHS leadership probably feels that it needs a slogan. Some have several: Simon Stevens had ‘thinking like
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Jun
28
Cowper’s Cut 434: As the PLP’s Mascoronation of Andy Burnham approaches, a new Ockenden Report drops - but the Penny hasn’t dropped about who actually uses the NHS

Cowper’s Cut 434: As the PLP’s Mascoronation of Andy Burnham approaches, a new Ockenden Report drops - but the Penny hasn’t dropped about who actually uses the NHS

Time is even more of an abstract concept during a heatwave, isn’t it? The Second Coming of Andy Burnham
7 min read
Jun
21
Cowper’s Cut 433: The Westminster return of The Mascara Kid

Cowper’s Cut 433: The Westminster return of The Mascara Kid

Burnham says ‘this is a final chance to change’ in his victory speechLabour’s Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-
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Jun
14
Cowper’s Cut 432: When the roses bloom again

Cowper’s Cut 432: When the roses bloom again

What a surprise: the enormous drop in the RTT elective waiting list seen in the release last month which allowed
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Jun
07
Cowper’s Cut 431: OPEL fruits - made to make your eyes water

Cowper’s Cut 431: OPEL fruits - made to make your eyes water

We won’t pretend that this has been one of the most consequential weeks for health policy in history, but
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May
31
Cowper’s Cut 430: The new wave of Neo-Labour manifestos say nearly nothing about the NHS

Cowper’s Cut 430: The new wave of Neo-Labour manifestos say nearly nothing about the NHS

This week, we haven’t been able to move for the new wave of Neo-Labour manifestos from former and
11 min read
May
24
Cowper’s Cut 429: “Honesty is the best thing”

Cowper’s Cut 429: “Honesty is the best thing”

“Honesty is the best thing”, new Health But Social Care Secretary James Murray told Department For Health But Social Care
7 min read
May
18
Why you should subscribe to ‘Cowper’s Cut’

Why you should subscribe to ‘Cowper’s Cut’

This is my intermittent marketing push to ask registered users to subscribe to Health Policy Insight: home of 'Cowper&
4 min read
May
17
Cowper’s Cut 428: The misfiring timing and inevitable exit of Young Master Wesley Streeting

Cowper’s Cut 428: The misfiring timing and inevitable exit of Young Master Wesley Streeting

‘Oh the Grand Old Duke of Ilford North, He had eighty-one men: He marched them up to the top
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May
10
Cowper’s Cut 427: Predictions about the future

Cowper’s Cut 427: Predictions about the future

It’s delightful to discover that the widely-attributed quote “I’ve never made predictions about the future, and I
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