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Eisai and MSD’s Lenvima recommended for NHS Scotland in advanced or unresectable liver cancer

April 8, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, UK, liver cancer, pharma

Patients in Scotland with with advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) will now be able to access Eisai and MSD’s …

NICE turns down Astellas’ Xtandi in prostate cancer

April 8, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Cancer, NHS, NICE, UK, pharma, prostate cancer

Astellas’ Xtandi (enzalutamide) has been rejected by UK medicines watchdog NICE for use on the NHS as a therapy for …

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NHS England threatened legal action against Oxford University hospitals trust

April 4, 2019
Medical Communications, Research and Development Hopsitals, NHS, NHS England, OUH, cancer screening, patients

NHS England threatened to sue Oxford University hospitals (OUH) NHS trust after they objected to the former’s controversial decision to …

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NHS gender pay gap has increased since last year

April 3, 2019
Research and Development NHS, NHS trusts, analysis, gender pay gap, salary

The gender pay gap has worsened in the NHS, according to analysis from The Guardian, which found the gender pay …

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi to be made available via Cancer Drugs Fund in England

March 28, 2019
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, Imfinzi, NHS, NICE, UK, lung cancer

AstraZeneca’s PD-L1 inhibitor Imfinzi (durvalumab) will now be made available to English lung cancer patients on the NHS via the …

Shortage of cancer doctors puts NHS patients at risk

March 19, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, NHS, oncologists, radiology, shortfall, staff

A shortage of cancer doctors is putting patients at risk, according to a new report from the Royal College of …

NHS struggles to meet targets as more demand for services grows

March 18, 2019
Sales and Marketing A&E, NHS, hospitals

The NHS is struggling to meet targets as the health service is being used by more patients than ever before, …

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Public satisfaction with NHS falls to lowest point since 2007

March 7, 2019
Medical Communications England, King's, NHS, Nuffield, Scotland, UK, Wales, kings, public stisfaction

Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to lowest levels since 2007, according to analysis of the 2018 British Social …

NHS chief warns of rise of anti-vaccine ‘fake news’ online

March 4, 2019
Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS England, Simon Stevens, anti vaxxer, fake news, vaccines

The head of NHS England has warned that ‘vaccination deniers’ are increasing their influence on social media through ’fake news’. …

More than 40% of GPs intend to quit within five years

February 28, 2019
Medical Communications GPs, NHS, NHS LOng term plan, UK, brexit, workforce

More than 40% of GPs intend to quit within five years according to researchers at the University of Warwick. The …

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Australian firm Althea enters UK medicinal cannabis market

February 13, 2019
Research and Development Epidiolex, GW Pharma, Medical marijuana, NHS, UK, cannabis

Melbourne-based medicinal cannabis company Althea has become one of the first companies to enter the UK market after the British …

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Gilead’s CAR-T therapy Yescarta rejected for NHS use in Scotland

February 12, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing CAR-T, Cancer, Gilead, NHS, Scotland, Yescarta, kite pharma

It’s bad news for Scottish patients living with aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) as it emerges that the Scottish …

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100,000 extra GP appointments to be made available in Gloucestershire as part of NHS Long Term Plan

February 4, 2019
Sales and Marketing GP, Gloucestershire, NHS, UK, britain, primare care

GP practices in Gloucestershire are set to offer 100,000 more appointments for patients in the coming year. The initiative comes …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week!

February 1, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, England, NHS, Purdue, Vertex, insys, israel, oncology, pharma, top 10

Scandal dominated this week’s news after Sunrise Lee, a stripper turned Insys sales rep was alleged to have given a …

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Read Pharmafocus January/February 2019 edition online now!

January 30, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AI, Cancer, Counterfeit drugs, NHS, Pharmafocus, WHO, brexit, pharma, vaccines

We’re slowly edging towards warmer months, but the New Year brings more than just the promise of more amicable weather; …

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