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Health Bill clears final Lords hurdle

March 20, 2012
Sales and Marketing Health and Social Care Bill, Lords, NHS, debate, government

The Health and Social Care Bill has passed through the House of Lords, meaning it is on the verge of …

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Government spends £100 million on winter care

January 17, 2012
Sales and Marketing CCG, PCTs, government, health bill

The government is to give doctors in Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) an extra £100 million to spend on improving patient …

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brinsmeadweb

Brinsmead to be life sciences adviser to government

November 23, 2010
Sales and Marketing Brinsmead, NHS, government, life sciences

Chris Brinsmead, chairman of AstraZeneca UK, has been made the government’s life sciences business adviser. He was appointed by universities …

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Government directs councils to supply personal health budgets

November 17, 2010
Sales and Marketing big society, government, healthcare, reforms

The government announced this week that it expects local councils to provide personal health budgets to a million eligible people …

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Government drops Dr Foster Intelligence

November 17, 2010
Sales and Marketing Dr Foster Intelligence, White paper, government, reforms

The government is set to drop the public-private partnership it currently has with Dr Foster Intelligence, its key provider information …

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Relief as life sciences spared in UK cutbacks

November 1, 2010
Research and Development ABPI, Comprehensive Spending Review, Diamond Synchrotron, UK Centre for Medical Research Innovation, UKCMRI, government, science funding

UK government funding for life sciences R&D has been spared from the deep cuts some had feared. Many in the …

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Chancellor George Osborne

NHS budget ‘will have to stretch further’

October 21, 2010
George Osborne, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS funding, government, king's fund

The NHS budget has been protected from the worst of the Comprehensive Spending Review’s swingeing cuts, with a raise that …

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NHS Confederation warns on health cuts

October 19, 2010
NHS, NHS Confederation, government

In the week of the Comprehensive Spending Review, the NHS Confederation has painted a dire picture of the effect of …

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27 health quangos cut or ‘reconstituted’

October 18, 2010
NHS, government

The coalition government’s review of its health advisory bodies won’t end with the abolition of 10 healthcare quangos, among them …

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Government drops generic substitution plans

October 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing NHS, generics, government

The coalition government has dropped plans to implement generic substitution in England. The Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS), a scheme …

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NHS reforms moving ‘too fast’

October 8, 2010
NHS, government, king's fund

The government’s plans to reform the NHS are moving too far according to health think tank the King’s Fund. Radical …

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Uncertainty over new cancer fund

October 6, 2010
Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS, government

The UK government has launched its £50 million interim fund to give greater access to new cancer medicines. The new …

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PCT managers have ‘no automatic right’ to GP commissioning

September 8, 2010
GP, NHS, commissioning, government

Primary care trust managers should not have a legal right to transfer to similar roles in GP commissioning groups, according …

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GPs in the driving seat for ‘clinical commissioning’

August 12, 2010
GP, NHS, PCT, government

The reforms of the NHS unveiled in July will have a radial impact on how the service is run, giving …

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NICE: the end of an era

August 9, 2010
Sales and Marketing Andrew Lansley, NICE, VBP, government

NICE is undergoing a momentus shift in its role which will see it leave behind the frequent clashes and controversy …

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