The Maynard Doctrine

Aug
04

The Maynard Doctrine: Squeezing the public sector – progressive pain on pay

Professor Alan Maynard OBE offers some ‘black sky thinking’ about how the NHS could react to cope with recessionary economics.
3 min read
Jul
19

The Maynard Doctrine: Goodbye to Joe Stalin! Hello Toyota and Total Quality Improvement, care of Comrade Darzi

Professor Alan Maynard OBE suggests that Lord Darzi is a well-intentioned Marxist who does not really understand quality “If a
4 min read
Jun
25

The Maynard Doctrine: NICE problems to have?

Professor Alan Maynard OBE looks at the changes needed to make NICE’s rationing role more effective in an economically-challenged
3 min read
Jun
04

The Maynard Doctrine: Time to think the unthinkable about the future of the NHS?

Professor Alan Maynard OBE wonders why the NHS fails to prepare for the worst, when facing dire economic circumstances Where
4 min read
May
18

The Maynard Doctrine: a Conservative Party memo on modest proposals for NHS reform?

Professor Alan Maynard OBE makes full disclosure of a document passed to him anonymously The postmark on the brown envelope
3 min read
Apr
21

The Maynard Doctrine: Evaluating quality initiatives

Professor Alan Maynard OBE challenges the Whitehall Village People to evaluate their initiatives around quality for cost-effectiveness The Government has
3 min read
Apr
07

The Maynard Doctrine: The Incredible Shrinking Healthcare Sector

Professor Alan Maynard argues for equitable distribution of recessionary pain, warning that those in well-paid jobs, including doctors, will not
3 min read
Mar
23

The Maynard Doctrine: The NICE end-of-life cut-off point - wobbles in Whitehall

Professor Alan Maynard OBE warns that although emotionally appealing, moves towards higher cost-per-QALY thresholds for spending on end-of-life and rarer
3 min read
Mar
02

The Maynard Doctrine – IT’s an evidence thing

Professor Alan Maynard OBE appraises the cost-benefit possibilities – expected and otherwise – of computerisation in healthcare We book our travel, hotels
4 min read
Feb
16

The Maynard Doctrine: Doctors and management

Professor Alan Maynard OBE looks at the role of doctors in management ... and finds that though it already exists, it
4 min read