NHS reform
Hospitals on ‘brink of collapse’, warn doctors
September 13, 2012NHS, NHS reform, NHS reforms, QIPP, Sir John Oldham
Hospitals across the UK are struggling to cope with emergency admissions, and a doctors’ group has warned that patient safety …
Pharma welcomes Hunt to top health job
September 5, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Andrew Lansley, NHS, NHS reform
The ABPI has used health secretary Andrew Lansley’s demotion at prime minister David Cameron’s first major cabinet reshuffle to restate …
CCGs already helping patients, says Lansley
February 22, 2012CCGs, Lansley, NHS, NHS reform
The government has set out a number of ways in which its controversial health reforms are already benefiting patients. The …
NHS productivity not declining: Lancet study
February 13, 2012Sales and Marketing Lancet, Lansley, NHS reform
A new study by the Lancet has shown that productivity in the NHS has improved over the past ten years. …
MPs to criticise NHS reforms
January 23, 2012Sales and Marketing Clegg, Dorrell, NHS reform, health bill
Reform of the NHS is risking its financial stability and the care of the elderly, according to MPs. The concerns …
Who’s really in charge of the new NHS?
December 12, 2011Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS reform
Each year the health service, the Department of Health and the UK pharmaceutical industry get an opportunity to say what …
Monitor needs more clarity or risks failure – King’s Fund
November 10, 2011Sales and Marketing Monitor, NHS reform, king's fund
The watchdog that will oversee competition and co-operation within the NHS needs to have a clearer remit or could face …
Number of CCGs continues to shrink
October 23, 2011Sales and Marketing CCG, CCGs, NHS reform, clinical commissioning, primary care
The number of regional groups preparing to take over control of the NHS in England is rapidly shrinking, as the …
Lords’ Health Bill challenge fails
October 12, 2011NHS reform
The government’s NHS reforms have survived a challenge in the House of Lords that have delayed them until the next …
Healthcare 2025: what the future holds for pharma
September 22, 2011Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS reform, healthcare reform, healthcare spending, prescribing
We are in the middle of a huge upheaval where everything we know is being turned on its head. Welcome …
NHS reforms face pressure from the Lords
September 21, 2011NHS reform
Peers are starting to voice their criticism of the government’s planned NHS reforms as the Health and Social Bill passes …
Government bites the bullet over A&E closure
September 14, 2011NHS, NHS reform, hosptials
The government has backed the closure of the Accident and Emergency department at Chase Farm hospital in London, ending years …
Market access and the new consortia
July 14, 2011Sales and Marketing GP consortia, NHS reform, market access
The National Health Service in England is undergoing massive structural and financial upheaval, and pharma marketers will be rightly concerned …
NHS reform: after the pause, the rewind?
June 3, 2011Andrew Lansley, NHS reform
The government’s six-week ‘pause’ in the passage of the controversial Health and Social Care Bill has now come to an …
Who is the customer in the new NHS?
June 2, 2011ABPI, Ben Adams, GP consortia, NHS reform, PCTs
As the structure of the NHS is ripped down and rebuilt, the pharma industry is finding itself working in a …
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