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Who's the newbie? An oncology model without Excel or R

Last week I built a partitioned survival model using a new no-code platform. I tested everything from survival curve extrapolation to budget impact, to see whether it can stand next to the tools we've used for decades.

Oct 13, 2026

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5 min read

Faster than our Prime Minister, but still 9 minutes too slow

I did 90% of a twelve-week plan built for a 1:45 half marathon. I skipped the 10% peak-week, then made the same mistake I would flag in anyone else's model.

Sep 15, 2026

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5 min read

You already know

Nothing in this email will be new to you, nor will I talk about HEOR. I'm going to convince you that the gap in your career was never about a lack of education & training, and it was never really about effort either. It is the unwillingness to look stupid in front of people whose opinion you care about that's holding you back.

Sep 2, 2026

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10 min read

Three weeks to go!

HEOR Fundamentals starts on 15 September. You can still join the founding cohort :)

Aug 25, 2026

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1 min read

Spain wants to pay for greener medicines. No other country does.

A draft Royal Decree published in June would make Spain the first country in the world to weigh a medicine's environmental impact when negotiating its price. My podcast guest this week has been closer to that policy than almost anyone, and the evidence burden it creates lands squarely on our desks.

Aug 18, 2026

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4 min read