The Maynard Doctrine

Sep
16

The Maynard Doctrine: A guide to the bollocksfest of NHS management jargon

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard turns his attention to the beautiful world of NHS management jargon The ways in which
2 min read
Jul
24

The Maynard Doctrine: What to do with “Big Pharma”?

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard examines the ills of Big Pharma, and offers his own prescriptions for improvement. Big Pharma
4 min read
Jul
03

The Maynard Doctrine: A leak from Lynton on policy and strategy

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard has received a wholly-authentic leak from a well-known political strategist to a well-known Jeremy. We
3 min read
Jun
12

Editorial Wednesday 12 June 2013: Closing time

It really needs a clinician to write this piece about the decision to kick back the IRP on children'
1 min read
May
14

The Maynard Doctrine: Are policymakers and politicians stupid, ignorant, or both?

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard looks at NHS reform plans from 1974, and finds that all too little has changed.
3 min read
Apr
22

The Maynard Doctrine: The harsh reality of NHS reform: time to end the purchaser-provider split

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard suggests we need radical reform: end two decades of policy failure and let purchasers merge
6 min read
Jan
28

The Maynard Doctrine: Why are managers so dumb?

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard queries why healthcare managers appear unwilling or unable to learn from history and evidence. Non-clinical
6 min read
Jan
03

The Maynard Doctrine: The arrogant and the ignorant must be collaborative friends

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard explains why researchers ("the arrogant" *) and managers ("the ignorant" **) have to
5 min read
Nov
28

The Maynard Doctrine: What the NHS Mandate misses, or ‘Another Episode Of Nero Playing His Violin Whilst The NHS Burns?’

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard suggests that the NHS mandate may have missed out most of the critical issues The
6 min read
Oct
24

The Maynard Doctrine: The vultures coming home to roost

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard looks at NHS-saving savings, taking in decremental salary scales, reviewing pharmaceutical price naughtiness and the
7 min read