Health policy advisor and commentator. Senior Counsel at Incisive Health.
Joined April 2010
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1 Aug 2024
What a legend. Privilege to watch him play ❤️🎾❤️🎾
1 Aug 2024
Never even liked tennis anyway.
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Mike Birtwistle retweeted
12 Jul 2024
Opinion: @incisivehealth's Senior Counsel @MBirty "Move fast and break things: #Streeting’s week one?" --> read on the #PublicAffairs industry #news page: tinyurl.com/yc3d8s98
ALT Anyone would think Labour had been waiting 14 years to have a go at running health and social care
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12 Jul 2024
Why the ‘broken’ mantra really matters. Me for @incisivehealth on why @wesstreeting is starting an argument with the NHS about the need for change linkedin.com/posts/mikebirtw…
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11 Jul 2024
I wouldn’t be cautious about ruling out stuff that runs completely counter to your values. Yes, we need a fresh look and yes we need to be clear and transparent about the mess the NHS is in, but that doesn’t mean abandoning core beliefs or indeed the purpose of the NHS
11 Jul 2024
I’d be cautious about ruling stuff out this early. Notwithstanding merits of the issue, before you’re noticed you’re up the same claustrophobic cul-de-sac of policy overcommitment as your predecessor. I’d avoid the dopamine hit of “unequivocal”, and reserve judgement for a bit.
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Mike Birtwistle retweeted
8 Jul 2024
Kinnock at Health will be interesting. Certainly seen as an articulate, competent technocrat.
The return of @karinsmyth is good news. I hope she has the portfolio for NHS reform, as in opposition.
8 Jul 2024
@karinsmyth and @SKinnock appointed as ministers of state to the Dept of Health and Social Care
Karin, a former NHS manager in primary care, had been shadow since last year
Stephen is new to the brief
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8 Jul 2024
This is a massive job. Constitution (so presumably Lords reform and devolution stuff) and relations with EU (intriguing that this brief isn’t in Foreign Office)
8 Jul 2024
Welcome to our new Paymaster General and Minister for the Constitution and European Relations @NickTorfaen.
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5 Jul 2024
Hermer, Vallance and Timpaon appointments have echoes of Gordon Brown’s ‘Government of All the Talents’ 🐐🐐🐐(mercifully without Digby Jones)
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5 Jul 2024
Today we are seeing a lot of very dignified statements from people who must feel very bruised and disappointed. ⬇️ is a case on point. Well done @ShamaTatler - you’ll be back.
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5 Jul 2024
According to @LordAshcroft after the vote poll, 75% of Labour voters yesterday expect NHS waiting lists to get shorter. Time to get to work Labour. Voters have high expectations and little patience. inizioevoke.com/latest/artic…
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Mike Birtwistle retweeted
5 Jul 2024
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5 Jul 2024
Gosh the BBC are running out of steam. Carol Kirkwood: “it was a lot cooler in 2019 when Boris Johnson was voted in, but then again it was December.” Penetrating analysis.
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4 Jul 2024
Reggie doing his civic duty has caught the attention of the Press Association! expressandstar.com/news/uk-n…
4 Jul 2024
Vote Labour vote early! So says Reggie #dogsatpollingstations #generalelection2024 #dogsforlabour #change
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4 Jul 2024
Vote Labour vote early! So says Reggie #dogsatpollingstations #generalelection2024 #dogsforlabour #change
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22 Jun 2024
I bet Keir and Vic were listening to the @incisivehealth #electioneras playlist as they got ready #TaylorSwiftErasTourLondon
21 Jun 2024
‘Swift’ campaign pitstop.
ALT Keir Starmer and his wife, Vic, at a Taylor Swift concert
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21 Jun 2024
My favourite addition might be Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me, made by @mslhthomas 🤣
21 Jun 2024
Taylor’s Election Era is here and there’s something for everyone. Rishi can dream of gaping Back to December (2019). Keir can move his feet to Change, whilst Ed can hope the voters don’t hum I forgot you existed #TaylorSwiftErasTourLondon
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Mike Birtwistle retweeted
21 Jun 2024
21 Jun 2024
Love it! Maybe Rishi should have asked his party whether they were Ready For It before calling it
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21 Jun 2024
Love it! Maybe Rishi should have asked his party whether they were Ready For It before calling it
21 Jun 2024
This is 100% the ‘Shake It Off’ General Election.
youtube.com/watch?v=oA2G-y7y…
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21 Jun 2024
Taylor’s Election Era is here and there’s something for everyone. Rishi can dream of gaping Back to December (2019). Keir can move his feet to Change, whilst Ed can hope the voters don’t hum I forgot you existed #TaylorSwiftErasTourLondon
21 Jun 2024
As Swiftmania sweeps London, the election may take a back seat for many. But did you know that @taylorswift13 has an Election Era? There's a Taylor Swift classic for every election scenario... Spotify playlist here: rb.gy/h6zpog 🎵
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13 Jun 2024
Putting wealth over health - @kieran_lucia examines the reasons for the relatively low profile given to the NHS in Labour’s manifesto. Plus I argue that the lesson of 1997 is that the manifesto is the wrong place to look for radicalism on health inizioevoke.com/latest/artic…
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