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Mar
17
Cowper’s Cut 314: NHS England’s Bruce Forsyth era

Cowper’s Cut 314: NHS England’s Bruce Forsyth era

16 min read
Mar
10
Cowper’s Cut 313: Fitter, happier, more productive

Cowper’s Cut 313: Fitter, happier, more productive

12 min read
Mar
03
Cowper’s Cut 312: History repeating

Cowper’s Cut 312: History repeating

18 min read
Feb
25
Cowper’s Cut 311: Going ten rounds

Cowper’s Cut 311: Going ten rounds

12 min read
Feb
18
Cowper’s Cut 310: On the Government’s huge efforts to avert the upcoming junior doctors’ strike

Cowper’s Cut 310: On the Government’s huge efforts to avert the upcoming junior doctors’ strike

10 min read
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
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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