Cowper’s Cut 314: NHS England’s Bruce Forsyth era
The current stupid-off between Victoria Atkins, Health But Social Care Secretary For Nine More Long Months, and NHS England must
Cowper’s Cut 313: Fitter, happier, more productive
(Chart taken from ONS ‘The healthcare workforce across the UK: 2024’.)
“The Head of the NHS Amanda Pritchard today says
Cowper’s Cut 312: History repeating
When @IpsosUK ask people what the most important issue facing the country is the NHS is now number one.
Budget
Cowper’s Cut 311: Going ten rounds
I first met James Cleverly in the late 2000s, when I was editing a short-lived publication called Health Director for
Cowper’s Cut 310: On the Government’s huge efforts to avert the upcoming junior doctors’ strike
Simple stats since 2015
England general practice SOS
💥Over 1000 practices gone
💥Over 2000 GPs gone
💥Over 6,000,000
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
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
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
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.
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’
