CCGs
Almost 9 in 10 CCGs not implementing NICE guidelines on antibiotic resistance
May 12, 2016Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CCGs, NICE, antibiotic resistance, failure
The Patients Association has called on all Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to implement the National Institute for Health and Care …
‘Stakes never higher’ for NHS
April 2, 2014Sales and Marketing CCGs, NHS England, Simon Stevens, UK
The new boss of NHS England has warned that he will not be able to fix its problems and said …
Cancer diagnosis is ‘national disgrace’
December 10, 2013Sales and Marketing CCGs, Cancer, NHS, appgc
Cancer care is still dangerously dependent on where patients in England live according to an influential group of MPs and …
NHS blueprint under fire
December 20, 2012Sales and Marketing CB, CCGs, Labour, NHS
The NHS Commissioning Board’s blueprint for care has promised extra funds for health providers and greater transparency for patients. Board …
Mixed response to ‘seven-day’ NHS
December 20, 2012Sales and Marketing BMA, CCGs, NHS, RCP
The NHS’s possible move to seven-day working has received a mixed welcome, with the BMA dubbing the proposals ‘too crude’. …
First CCGs get green light
December 11, 2012Sales and Marketing CB, CCGs, Hunt, Lansley, NHS
In a landmark development for the controversial Health and Social Care Act, the first clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have taken …
Add value, pharma urged
December 7, 2012Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, CCGs, NHS, Pharmafocus, Prescriber
Pharma will only form lasting relationships with the NHS in future by demonstrating its value, according to Kevin Blakemore, NHS …
‘Open door’ for pharma
December 6, 2012Sales and Marketing CCGs, NHS, NICE, Pharmafocus, Prescriber, UK
The NHS’s new clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will be more welcoming to approaches from pharma than the old PCTs were, …
‘Risk share’ with us, say CCGs
December 6, 2012Sales and Marketing CCGs, NHS, Pharmafocus, Prescriber, pharma
Pharma companies have been urged to “put your head on the block” by coming up with risk-sharing funding plans for …
Help CCGs help you, pharma told
November 30, 2012Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing CCGs, JSNA, NHS, pharma
Pharma companies have a big opportunity to take advantage of the changes in the structure of the NHS, according to …
New NHS, new customers – tips from the frontline
November 21, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CCGs, Commissioning Board, Dixon, NHS, Sobanja, pharmafile
In the noisy and continuing debate over health reform, it is worth remembering the aim of the coalition government’s health …
Senior appointments at NHS Commissioning Board
November 20, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CB, CCGs, NHS
The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has made several national appointments to the Medical Directorate. Barry Cockcroft (currently chief dental …
Implementation of IHW ‘patchy’
November 16, 2012Sales and Marketing CCGs, IHW, NHS
An NHS initative which is supposed to drive public health forward is in danger of having only a limited impact, …
No specific targets in NHS mandate
November 14, 2012Sales and Marketing CCGs, NHS, commissioning
The government has given the first public directive to the nascent NHS Commissioning Board, which assumes its new responsibilities from …
Pharma can help NHS transition, says partnership leader
November 13, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, CCGs, Conference, NHS, PCT
A new ABPI team is now ready to help the pharmaceutical industry forge partnerships with the NHS, even as the …
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