NHS
BMS’ Opdivo fails to win over NICE as adjuvant melanoma therapy
September 10, 2018Sales and Marketing BMS, NHS, NICE, melanoma, opdivo, pharma
Bristol-Myers Squibb has failed to convince NICE to approve the use of its PD-1 inhibitor immunotherapy Opdivo (nivolumab) as an …
UK Government to invest £200m in IT and technology boost for NHS
September 7, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AI, Matt Hancock, NHS, NHS expo, pharma
The UK Government has lifted the curtain on plans invest more than £200 million to leverage innovations in technology and …
Novartis’ CAR T therapy Kymriah to become available on the NHS
September 5, 2018Research and Development CAR T, CAR-T, Gilead, Kymriah, NHS, Novartis
Novartis’ Kymriah is set to become the first CAR T therapy to become available on the NHS after it was …
NHS guidance suggests mental health therapists should be brought into GP surgeries
August 29, 2018Research and Development England, GP, NHS, guidance, psychology, psychotherapy
New NHS guidelines will encourage doctors to incorporate mental health therapists into practice surgeries in an effort to bring more …
Brexit Health Alliance calls for effective planning for no-deal Brexit
August 22, 2018Research and Development Brexit Health Alliance, Labour, NHS, brexit, no-deal
Niall Dickson, co-chair of the Brexit Health Alliance has called for immediate comprehensive and effective plans for a no deal …
Leaked letter warns of NHS disruption after Brexit
August 21, 2018Manufacturing and Production NHS, The Times, brexit, hard Brexit
NHS Providers, the membership organisation and trade association for professionals working in the NHS, has warned that the NHS is …
More children suffering from type 2 diabetes in England and Wales
August 20, 2018Sales and Marketing England, NHS, Wales, children, diabetes, obesity, young people
The number of children and young people suffering from type-2 diabetes has increased in England in Wales over the past …
NHS scraps restriction on availability of J&J’s Imbruvica in leukaemia patients
August 10, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, NHS, NICE, UK, imbruvica, leukaemia, pharma
The NHS has dropped a controversial restriction preventing leukaemia patients from accessing Johnson & Johnson’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor Imbruvica (ibrutinib), …
Biosimilars and generics saved NHS £324m last year
August 2, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS, biosimilars, funding, generics
The NHS watchdog, NHS Improvement, has revealed that the British National Health Service saved £324 million last financial year by …
Study reveals doctors political views as BMA backs Brexit final say
July 31, 2018Manufacturing and Production BMA, NHS, UK, brexit, doctors, politics
The London-based British Medical Association (BMA), which represents 156,000 doctors and 19,000 medical students, is supporting calls for a ‘final …
NHS to stockpile drugs in preparation for no-deal Brexit
July 25, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, brexit, government, pharma, stockpiling
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, has said that the NHS is preparing to stockpile medicines …
The July/August issue of Pharmafocus is now live!
July 4, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bristol-Myers Squibb, Elizabeth Holmes, NHS, Sanofi, Theranos, UK, ambien, manufacturing compliance, opdivo, patient recruitment, patient retention, pharma
The new July/August edition of Pharmafocus is now available to read online.
NHS “below average” in treating eight most common causes of death, report says
June 26, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications NHS, pharma
The NHS’s 70th birthday is again marked as a bittersweet one as a new report from the Nuffield Trust highlights …
Elderly cancer cases to increase 80% by 2035, says CRUK
June 21, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development CRUK, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, NHS, UK, pharma
A new report from Cancer Research UK has indicated that the number of UK citizens over the age of 75 …
NHS could save £7 billion via new diagnostic techniques
June 20, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development NHS, pharma
Research commissioned by Innovate UK and the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) has revealed that the NHS could save …
