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People in England will be able to pay the NHS to sequence their genetic data, if they share it with scientists

January 28, 2019
Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Cancer, England, NHS, genetic data, genomes, health

The NHS will provide paid-for health reports, informing patients as to the likelihood that they will develop diseases such as …

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

January 25, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Celgene, NHS, health, pharma, venlytxo

While American firm AbbVie gained approval for leukaemia drug Venlytxo, the NHS defeated the US multinational thus week in court, …

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Diagnosis at stages 1-3 increases cancer survival rate significantly

January 25, 2019
Medical Communications Cancer, England, NHS, health, oncology

Adults diagnosed with stage 1 skin, prostate or breast cancer have the same chance of still being alive the following …

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NHS App begins public rollout across England following successful testing

January 24, 2019
Medical Communications England, NHS, NHS App, UK, health, pharma

NHS England has announced that the NHS app, which will allow patients to book and manage their GP appointments alongside …

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NICE recommend digital CBT for young people with mild depression

January 23, 2019
Research and Development CBT, Digital CBT, NHS, psychology, psychotherapy

Britain’s cost effectiveness body NICE has recommended digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for children with mild depression as a first …

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AbbVie’s case against the NHS thrown out of court

January 22, 2019
Manufacturing and Production AbbVie, HCV, NHS, health, hepatitis C, public health

A judge has thrown US multinational AbbVie’s case against NHS England’s hepatitis C procurement process, out of court. Mr Justice …

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Abbvie’s chronic lymphocytic leukaemia drug Venclytxo scores greenlight from NICE

January 18, 2019
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, NHS, NICE, Venclyxto, leukaemia, pharma

A new recommendation from NICE means that thousands of patients in England and Wales will be able to receive Abbvie’s …

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Scotland recommends Roche’s Perjeta for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer

January 15, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Breast cancer; Roche; Scotland, NHS, Perjeta, UK, pharma

Breast cancer patients in Scotland are set to receive an additional treatment option, as the Scottish Medicines Consortium announces its …

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Government appoints health minister from firm trying to win NHS contracts

January 14, 2019
Sales and Marketing NHS, corruption, digital, government, online, politics

The British Government has come under fire over the appointment of former Tory MP, Nicola Blackwood, as a junior minister …

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NICE recommends AstraZeneca’s Fasenra as third treatment option for severe asthma

January 4, 2019
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Fasenra, NHS, NICE, UK, asthma, pharma

It’s good news for both asthma patients and AstraZeneca after UK drug watchdog NICE saw fit to recommend the drugmaker’s …

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NHS spends £26 million on consultancy

December 18, 2018
Manufacturing and Production BMA, Consultancy, Jobs, NHS, health

Private consultancy firms were paid at least £26 million as part of a reorganisation of the NHS, in what has …

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NHS overcrowding leads to ambulances being turned away

December 17, 2018
Sales and Marketing Hopsitals, NHS, UK, health, politics

NHS England’s first weekly report of the winter has revealed that 95% of hospital beds are occupied, while anything above …

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‘Significant’ health outcomes gap still exists in Scotland

December 14, 2018
Medical Communications NHS, Scotland, UK, health, inequality

There is a significant gap in health outcomes between the most and least deprived areas of Scotland, a Scottish government …

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Data reveals November’s performance was worst on record for NHS

December 14, 2018
Medical Communications NHS, NHS England, UK, funding, investment, wait times

November saw the worst A&E performance on record, according to data released by NHS England. The number of patients who …

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Government choose England top pharmacist to address overprescribing and polypharmacy

December 13, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development England, Matt Hancock, NHS, medicine, pharma

England’s chief pharmaceutical officer Dr Keith Ridge has been chosen to look into ‘problematic’ overprescribing in the NHS. The move …

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