Dec
26
Cowper’s Cut 249: Strike a light
So heroically stupid is the Government's political strategy over the NHS pay strikes (if we can dignify it
13 min read
Mr Andy Cowper
Dec
19
Cowper’s Cut 248: Whose Chief Nurse is Ruth anyway?
The first RCN members' strike went ahead, and as far as we can yet tell, nobody died as a
12 min read
Dec
12
Cowper’s Cut 247: “Don’t panic!”
My letter to the Prime Minister 👇
I look forward to exploring new ways to communicate with people of all ages
17 min read
Dec
05
Cowper’s Cut 246: The lack of purpose and realism
“The main takeaway is that the virus is primarily being brought in (to care homes) by staff, not by elderly
12 min read
Nov
28
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4 min read
Nov
28
Cowper’s Cut 245: The War Of The NHS Narrative
If you're launching The War Of The NHS Narrative, as the Government clearly has, then you probably don&
14 min read
Nov
21
Cowper's Cut 244: Jeopardy
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt notched up three significant achievements for the sector in his Budget, two of which will prove consequential.
Firstly, he committed to publishing independently-verified 5, 10 and 15-year NHS workforce plans. The Budget document
14 min read
Nov
17
Cowper's Cut: Barclay banks on an ignorant audience
It'd be nice to say that Steve 'The Banker' Barclay, our re-tread Health But Social Care
6 min read
Nov
14
Cowper's Cut 243: Steve ‘The Banker’ Barclay unwittingly invokes Moore’s Law in the shadow of the Hunt Budget
"Most of all, I am looking forward to being myself.”
Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock MP, on his appearing
9 min read
Nov
07
Cowper's Cut 242: Treasury Munchkins in 'specifically looking' at pensions shock, as an Alan Pandemic threatens
"The Prime Minister said significant progress had been made by the Government – with almost 30,000 more nurses recruited,
11 min read