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Jun
20

Editorial Monday 20 June 2016: A reflection on politics and choice

"The first day after a death, the new absence Is always the same; we should be careful of each
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Jun
15

Editorial Tuesday 14 June 2016: On attending the NHS Confederation Conference in Manchester

Health Policy Insight is nothing if not tirelessly helpful. With this in mind, readers will benefit from our considerable wealth
3 min read
Jun
09

The Maynard Doctrine: Continuous Revolution (again)

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard wonders, not for the first time, whether we shouldn't perhaps be evaluating some
5 min read
May
20

Editorial Thursday 19 May 2016: Churchill conciliation in junior docs' strike, financial chaos & STP WTF (Business As Usual mix)

Pyrrhic victories [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory] all round in the 'junior' doctors' dispute. The
4 min read
May
04

The Maynard Doctrine: Cut the horseshit: where’s the evidence?

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard wonder, not for the first time, why policymaking and management are still so often uninformed
5 min read
Apr
27

Editorial Tuesday 26 April 2016: The first coup-coup of Spring sees junior doctors bursting all-out all over

Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink features an entertaining passage where Indian book reviewer Dilip offers American academic Eldon Pike
3 min read
Apr
27

Editorial Wednesday 5 August 2015: Catching up - 'when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro'

It's been an interesting few weeks in health policy. A lot of things that have happened have been
6 min read
Apr
26

Editorial Tuesday 26 April 2016: The Waste Land - on the NHS and recent Conservative Health Secretaries

A significant theme is emerging with recent Conservative Secretaries Of State For Health, talking to the BBC about their job
1 min read
Apr
26

Editorial Monday 25 April 2016: The revolution will not BMA televised, as the junior doctors' dispute turns hysterical

I have previously [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1605] borrowed the words of a doctor of divinity [http://www.
2 min read
Mar
30

The Maynard Doctrine: The Sinking of the NHS Titanic

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard points to the parlous pricing function, cost and value The admirable Steamship NHS Titanic is
5 min read