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Sep
28
Cowper’s Cut 395: The first virtual NHS redisorganisation is going so well

Cowper’s Cut 395: The first virtual NHS redisorganisation is going so well

For the first time in what feels like a long time, we have the luxury of starting with genuinely good
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Sep
21
Cowper’s Cut 394: The future isn’t what it used to be for Cosplay New Labour

Cowper’s Cut 394: The future isn’t what it used to be for Cosplay New Labour

I’ve been writing for a fair while now about my sense that (barring the current top priority of restoring
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Sep
14
Cowper’s Cut 393: English health policy enters its Skibidi Era

Cowper’s Cut 393: English health policy enters its Skibidi Era

Writing accurately about English health policy and politics isn’t easy. Probably, nor should it be. The English NHS is
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Sep
07
Cowper’s Cut 392: Exit Music

Cowper’s Cut 392: Exit Music

Lyons made for the exit This week started so well for Sir Keir Starmer’s 10 Downing Street operation that
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Aug
31
Cowper’s Cut 391: The phony war of NHS reform

Cowper’s Cut 391: The phony war of NHS reform

You won’t catch me pretending that this past week has been one of the more consequential or event-filled ones
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Aug
25
Why you should subscribe to ‘Cowper’s Cut’

Why you should subscribe to ‘Cowper’s Cut’

You’re getting this email because you registered for free content on Health Policy Insight: since 2021, the home of
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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
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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
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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
Why you should subscribe to ‘Cowper’s Cut’

Why you should subscribe to ‘Cowper’s Cut’

This is my intermittent marketing push to ask you to subscribe to Health Policy Insight: the home of my weekly
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