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.
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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
The Maynard Doctrine – IT’s an evidence thing
Professor Alan Maynard OBE appraises the cost-benefit possibilities – expected
and otherwise – of computerisation in healthcare
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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