Professor Alan Maynard OBE
Founder of CHE, passed away 2 February 2018
Alan Maynard was a giant in the field of health economics, and one of the University of York’s most influential social scientists.
His ideas inspired numerous major NHS reforms in the 1990s and 2000s and helped shift the focus of health policy making towards quality and outcomes as well as costs and activity.
CHE news announcement 8th February 2018
We are so sad at the recent loss of an inspirational friend and colleague, Alan Maynard. The founder of CHE, a massive influence in the national and international world of health economics and policy, and quite simply, a lovely and genuine person, he will be missed greatly by all of us.
Further information
- Obituary by University of York: Professor Alan Maynard OBE (PDF
, 631kb) - Alan Maynard - the 'Voltaire of Economics' - Obituary in the BMJ
- Maynard Matters - a collection of Alan's works
- Obituary in Health Economics
- Obituary in the Health Service Journal
- Obituary in The Times (PDF , 265kb)
- Obituary in The Yorkshire Post
- Obituary in The Guardian
- Alan Maynard Obituary Telegraph (PDF , 293kb)
Goddard M, Bloor K. Alan Maynard: A Sceptical Economist and His View of Health Care and Health Policy. The Political Quarterly 2018;doi:10.1111/1467-923X.12573. Download from Wiley