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Dec
07
Rough transcript of Lord Stevens of Birmingham's maiden House of Lords speech on the Health and Care Bill 7.12.21

Rough transcript of Lord Stevens of Birmingham's maiden House of Lords speech on the Health and Care Bill 7.12.21

The followng is a rough transcript of the maiden Lords speech by Lord Stevens of Birmingham (the artist formerly known
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Dec
06
Cowper’s Cut 194: That was the Government’s ‘Health Week’, that was

Cowper’s Cut 194: That was the Government’s ‘Health Week’, that was

Here we go: too little, too late. New travel restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid19
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Nov
29
Cowper’s Cut 193: It’s ‘Health Week’! Treasury Munchkins go Full Nick Berry, as new variant Omicron arrives

Cowper’s Cut 193: It’s ‘Health Week’! Treasury Munchkins go Full Nick Berry, as new variant Omicron arrives

To the considerable surprise of nobody with a brain, the policy of massively uneven international distribution of Covid19 vaccines resulted
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Nov
22
Cowper's Cut 192: Political bankruptcy, un-masking events and The Masochism Tango

Cowper's Cut 192: Political bankruptcy, un-masking events and The Masochism Tango

Cowper’s Cut 192: Political bankruptcy, un-masking events and the masochism tango “Nothing works without staff. It’s unfair to
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Nov
17
Cowper's Cut 191: A farewell to Health Education England

Cowper's Cut 191: A farewell to Health Education England

This is a very quick one: the future of Health Education England has come into question as part of the
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Nov
16
Cowper's Cut 190: Interesting updates - digital in-housing, Big Pharma Day and Owen Paterson issues

Cowper's Cut 190: Interesting updates - digital in-housing, Big Pharma Day and Owen Paterson issues

The Wade-Gery review [https://www.hsj.co.uk/technology-and-innovation/business-chief-brought-in-to-review-turbulent-nhs-it-landscape/7028109.article?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTXpSa01HRmxaREEwTlRJdyIsInQiOiJkWW9sRHZ5eFwveXBqdktaSnNcL01ueVFnQUFBSjRGZERiV1I1bU44aVorZU9tOXByMGduR28zWTV3c1U3YTlhV2JUc1lldnprbDI1Z1creTdYeGROUHJcLzhEcjZmTU5XV1VUMkRHSXY5eng1Smo4MUxBd3lOaUNBcmw4c3VWOVQxUiJ9] has concluded that the NHS&
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Nov
15
Cowper's Cut 189: May The Force be with The Saj in talking about making NHS backlog and workforce plans

Cowper's Cut 189: May The Force be with The Saj in talking about making NHS backlog and workforce plans

What looks very much like the first terrorist incident on NHS premises took place on Sunday morning, with an incendiary
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Nov
08
Cowper’s Cut 188: Randoxxing the nation, as The Power-Posing Saj cancels NHSE meeting four times

Cowper’s Cut 188: Randoxxing the nation, as The Power-Posing Saj cancels NHSE meeting four times

It’s not news to anyone who follows health policy that former MP Owen Paterson was a longstanding and well-paid
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Nov
01
Cowper’s Cut 187: A “new age of optimism”, as Sunak and NHS Engroovement face off over the week’s silliest move

Cowper’s Cut 187: A “new age of optimism”, as Sunak and NHS Engroovement face off over the week’s silliest move

It’s a close-run thing when Chancellor Rishi ‘The Brand’ Sunak and NHS England/Improvement (in Julian Patterson’s excellent
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Oct
26
What is to be done?

What is to be done?

There is no plan. So what can we do? The Government’s ambition to increase NHS hospital activity by 30%
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