Cowper’s Cut 378: Management by improvisation
I wanted to give the new regime at what was once NHS England (and before that, the NHS Commissioning Board)
Cowper’s Cut 377: Narrative drift and fortune cookies
Almost everything
I write these columns on the presumed basis that we, as a society, want effective public policy to
Cowper’s Cut 376: Living in “really retail” times with The 3:7 Forward View
It seems that the NHS in England will not undergo ‘Kibasification’, after all.
Ministers push to improve draft 10-year plan
Cowper’s Cut 375: Wake the dead
First came Health But Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting’s official announcement on taking office last year that “the NHS
Cowper’s Cut 374: Un-amazing us with Wes’ whim of the week
“Etonne-moi!” was the famous phrase used by the Russian ballet innovator Serge Diaghilev. It means “amaze me”, and the past
Cowper’s Cut 373: Out to lunch
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven”, as Ecclesiastes, AKA Kohelet, would
Cowper’s Cut 372: Status symbols
There is a live debate around the NHS Ten-Year Plan, which centres on Tom Kibasi’s advocacy of rewiring the
Cowper’s Cut 371: Train in vain
NHS boss Sir Jim snoozes in first-class after vowing to ‘pick up pace’Snoozing in first class in the middle
Cowper’s Cut 370: Marking your own homework
As long as you’re not actually interested in learning, there’s a lot to be said for marking your
Reading the room: mood music for the battlefield of organisational change
by Helen Buckingham
One of the things that leaders learn through experience is when to pick your battles. This is
