The Maynard Doctrine:: The irrelevance of NHS structural reform
In all healthcare systems, politicians continually strive for the Holy Grail of
system improvement. This goal breaks down into three
The Maynard Doctrine: A more brutal view of NHS reform
Professor Alan Maynard scours the horizon for plausible post-2015 scenarios for
the NHS
The Con-Dem coalition government is made of
The Maynard Doctrine: Udder problems for the NHS
Professor Alan Maynard ventures into the anthropomorphic, assessing the porcine
nutrition issues arising from the latest NHS redisorganisation
The American
The Maynard Doctrine: The risks of another bout of NHS musical chairs
Professor Alan Maynard assesses the impact of the "blank" White Paper and
associated restructrings and power shifts
The
The Maynard Doctrine: It’s the incentives, stupid!
Professor Alan Maynard looks at what a future based around outcome measurement
and new incentives will mean.
The Coalition’s
The Maynard Doctrine: As the dust settles on the boomerang of reform …
As the dust settles from the White Paper where are we? Apart from the mere
issues of detail to be
The Maynard Doctrine: The opposite of evidence – faith-based policymaking
Professor Alan Maynard looks for the evidence justifying proposed new changes.
And looks. And looks …
“Christianity has not been tried
The Maynard Doctrine: Transparency and accountability in theory and practice in the NHS
Professor Alan Maynard OBE minds the gap between political rhetoric about
openness, choice and outcomes and the practical reality of
The Maynard Doctrine: Evidence-based healthcare policy: please do it better!
Professor Alan Maynard OBE notes the lack of evidence for the 30-day unpaid
emergency acute readmission policy
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The Maynard Doctrine: Confronting sacred cows: why are big hospitals more costly?
Professor Alan Maynard OBE reviews the validity of the idea that teaching
hospitals have higher running costs
Traditionally, it has