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GMC to create guidance on doctors’ use of social media
April 23, 2012Medical Communications BMA, Facebook, GMC, Twitter, social media
The General Medical Council is creating new draft guidance about what it expects from doctors when they are using social …
Private sector role in NHS commissioning opposed
November 23, 2011Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing BMA, CCGs, NHS, PCT clusters
Private firms could be allowed to support clinical commissioning groups, the new NHS budget holders in England.New draft guidance from the Department …
Reforms raise conflicts of interest, say GPs
October 25, 2011Sales and Marketing BMA, NHS, NHS reforms
Two-thirds of doctors believe that the government’s health reforms will create conflicts of interests in their jobs and undermine their …
Digital Pharma: Facebook warning for UK doctors
July 14, 2011Medical Communications BMA, Digital Pharma blog, doctors, nurses, social media
UK doctors have been told not to accept patients as Facebook friends in order to maintain professional boundaries. The BMA’s …
BMA warns of ‘slash and burn’ health service cuts
June 28, 2011BMA, NHS reforms
The BMA has hit out against reckless cuts to health service budgets and a ‘phoney war’ on NHS pensions. In …
Top doctors believe PCTs should stay
January 17, 2011BMA, NHS, NHS reforms, PCTs, Royal College of GP
Leading GPs have criticised the government’s wide-ranging NHS reforms, saying minor structural changes are all the health service needs. A …
NHS faces its toughest ever year
January 5, 2011BMA, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS White Paper, NHS reforms, clinical commissioning
Doctors leaders and healthcare managers have used their New Year messages to warn of hard times in 2011 for the …
Doctors express serious doubts about health reforms
October 1, 2010Sales and Marketing BMA, NHS, healthcare reform, reform
The government’s plans for radical reform of the NHS has come under attack from doctors’ association the BMA, which says …
Plans for greater transparency with KOLs
August 6, 2010Medical Communications ABPI, BMA, Code of Practice, KOL, MHRA, PMCPA
Pharmaceutical companies in the UK will have to declare the amount of money paid to its healthcare professionals who act …
Doctors reach online tipping point: is pharma ready to respond?
August 5, 2010Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMA, Doctors.net.uk, GMC, GPs, Lansley, doctors, medeconnect, professional network
This article was originally published by PharmaPhorum in Spring 2010.
Health Professions Council appoints Doctors.net.uk
August 5, 2010Sales and Marketing BMA, Doctors.net.uk, GMC, HPC, Lansley
Established to regulate fifteen different health professions, including groups as diverse as paramedics, physiotherapists, practitioner psychologists, clinical scientists, podiatrists/chiropodists and …
Pharma Commitment to e-Marketing Grows
August 5, 2010Sales and Marketing BMA, GMC, Lansley, digital, doctors, electronic marketing, marketing
A survey of pharma marketers has revealed growing commitment to e-marketing with online spend on the increase across the sector. …
1.6 Million Hours of Learning Delivered to UK Doctors
August 5, 2010Medical Communications BMA, GMC, GPs, Lansley, NHS, doctors, ecme, edetail, elearing
Figures from Doctors.net.uk reveal a record number of doctors are turning to online learning to support their continuing professional development. …
BMA hits out at NHS commercialisation
February 15, 2010BMA, NHS, private sector
The British Medical Association is urging the public to resist the role of private companies in the NHS. Its Look …
US approval for Onglyza
August 6, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, BMA, diabetes
Adult type II diabetes treatment Onglyza has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Co-marketed by AstraZeneca and …
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