healthcare
The Trillion Dollar Project: US healthcare reform begins
July 17, 2009Sales and Marketing Obama, US, healthcare, reform
The battle to determine how the US healthcare system will be reformed is heating up, with dozens of interest groups …
Health minister Lord Darzi resigns
July 16, 2009NHS, healthcare
Lord Darzi has quit his high-profile role as health minister in order to concentrate on his patients, and will in …
World class commissioning: 5 ways pharma can get involved
July 13, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, commissioning, healthcare, marketing
The NHS has set its sights unambiguously on achieving World Class Commissioning. After years of being internally-focused, the health service …
NHS expectations ‘artificially inflated’
July 6, 2009NHS, healthcare
Expectations of what the NHS can deliver may be artificially inflated by the government's latest grand plan, according to the …
Public fear for NHS funding in the recession
June 29, 2009NHS, healthcare
The public has grave fears over the future of NHS funding in light of the recession, according to a public …
Pharma agrees cost-saving deal with US government
June 24, 2009Sales and Marketing Medicare, US, US healthcare, healthcare
Drug makers have agreed with the US government to spend $80 billion over the next ten years in a bid …
NICE takes on quality and outcomes
June 19, 2009GP, NICE, healthcare, qof, quality
Some developments at NICE, now celebrating its 10th birthday, may have passed you by. They have moved beyond their technology …
NHS under fire for productivity failure
June 19, 2009NHS, healthcare
The NHS is under fire from MPs for failing to improve productivity despite a pay bill which has risen 5.2% …
Scaling up the UK’s research ambition
June 15, 2009Research and Development NHS, clinical trials, healthcare, patients
The UK has always been one of the world's leaders in drug discovery, with around half of all major medicines …
New health secretary promises ‘deep clean’ of NHS priorities
June 15, 2009NHS, healthcare
The new health secretary Andy Burnham has promised a 'deep clean' of the NHS' priorities, with a further move away …
NHS faces biggest financial challenge of its history
June 10, 2009NHS, healthcare
The NHS is hurtling towards the most severe financial shortfall of its history, and faces an austere future of cutting …
The pharmaceutical industry faces unprecedented barriers to evolution
June 10, 2009Research and Development US, healthcare
Despite the pharmaceutical industry's evolving business model in response to growing regulatory constraints, the sector is facing unprecedented challenges caused …
Andy Burnham named new health secretary
June 8, 2009NHS, healthcare
Andy Burnham has been named as the government's new secretary of state for health, in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's latest …
US health industry outlines cost saving plans
June 3, 2009Sales and Marketing US, US healthcare, healthcare, industry
The US healthcare industry has said how it contribute to President Obama’s drive to cut healthcare costs, and help save …
Developing health, developing profits
April 30, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, healthcare, working poor
Pfizer's Dr Ponni Subbiah is at the forefront of a revolution in the way the pharma industry views its business, …
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