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Feb
11
Cowper’s Cut 309: The evolution of Tory health policy, from fantasy to shrugging

Cowper’s Cut 309: The evolution of Tory health policy, from fantasy to shrugging

“When asked about the important issues facing the UK today, the most commonly reported issues were the cost of living
17 min read
Feb
04
Cowper’s Cut 308: The Mundane Apocalypse - the Government’s Millwall health policy

Cowper’s Cut 308: The Mundane Apocalypse - the Government’s Millwall health policy

“When asked which issues are likely to be the most important when deciding how to vote, the top issues for
9 min read
Jan
28
Cowper’s Cut 307: Mirror, mirror - reflecting on the Sunak Cost Fallacy

Cowper’s Cut 307: Mirror, mirror - reflecting on the Sunak Cost Fallacy

More NHS industrial action over pay and conditions lies ahead of us. The question now is of what form it
14 min read
Jan
21
Cowper’s Cut 306: Be GMC-ing you

Cowper’s Cut 306: Be GMC-ing you

I’ve been touching on the controversy over the introduction and expansion of medical associate practitioners (MAPs) over recent columns.
9 min read
Jan
14
Cowper’s Cut 305: Pissing off your workforce may have bad consequences

Cowper’s Cut 305: Pissing off your workforce may have bad consequences

The junior doctors’ longest-yet strike ended without an evident, high-profile and widely-noticed case of serious patient harm. This probably doesn’
12 min read
Jan
07
Cowper’s Cut 304: If at first you don’t succeed, lie; lie again

Cowper’s Cut 304: If at first you don’t succeed, lie; lie again

Junior Doctors continue their strike today. That means more disruption for patients and staff. My message remains the same. Call
18 min read
Dec
31
Cowper’s Cut 303: Happy New Crisis

Cowper’s Cut 303: Happy New Crisis

“I’m extremely disappointed that they (junior doctors’ leaders) have taken the decision to walk away from the discussions we
7 min read
Dec
24
Cowper’s Cut 302: Winter crisis? What winter crisis?

Cowper’s Cut 302: Winter crisis? What winter crisis?

Exclusive: NHSE crackdown on 10-hour ambulance delaysNHS England has launched a new crackdown on trusts it says have a ‘management
11 min read
Dec
17
Cowper’s Cut 301: Everything’s fine* (* - terms and conditions apply)

Cowper’s Cut 301: Everything’s fine* (* - terms and conditions apply)

Surreal - a long watch, but utterly surreal Hugo Keith asks about the level of debate on the NHS collapsing
13 min read
Dec
10
Cowper’s Cut 300: 3% pay offer sends junior doctors back to striking

Cowper’s Cut 300: 3% pay offer sends junior doctors back to striking

10 min read