He was formerly medical director for NHS Cumbria , at the time of the Cumbrian floods in 2009 . According to Pulse , who rated him eighth in their list of the 50 most influential figures in general practice in 2014 he has retained his Northern frankness , declaring primary care commissioning ‘ a mess ’ and that NHS England was ‘ almost burying head in the sand ’ on the GP workforce crisis
Cumbrian floods
2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods
Mike Bewick