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Pharma companies accused of charging NHS twice for treatments
October 23, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
A new report published by STOP AIDS and Global Justice Now takes aim at three pharmaceutical companies who have taken …
New studies point to cracks forming in NHS services
October 18, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Two studies published separately by the BBC and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) point to growing problems across NHS services …
NHS Scotland appoints new Chief Scientist
October 10, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, Scotland, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
NHS Scotland has revealed the appointment of Professor David Crossman as its new Chief Scientist, after advertising externally to fill …
UK High Court rejects ABPI’s challenge to new NICE cost curbs
October 5, 2017Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, NHS England, NICE, legal, pharma, pharmaceutical
The ABPI has been knocked back by the UK High Court in its legal challenge to NICE over new drug …
Report finds variation in quality of care in GP practices across England
September 21, 2017Medical Communications : Pharma, England, GP, NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Depending on your interpretation of results from the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) recent report on the standard of care provided …
Mental health crisis as UK struggles with number of psychiatrists
September 11, 2017Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, psychiatry
Research undertaken by the Royal College of Psychiatrists using data from NHS Digital has found that the number of psychiatrists …
NHS needs emergency £350 million to survive winter
September 4, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
NHS Providers has stated that £350 million needs to be injected into the NHS to avoid the ‘humanitarian crisis’ that …
NHS pumps £100m into GP recruitment as numbers plummet
September 1, 2017Medical Communications GP, NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
The NHS has been forced to offer £100 million to recruitment agencies in order to plug growing gaps in the …
Outcry after private hospitals receive tax breaks instead of NHS
August 22, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
It has been revealed that private hospitals being run across England and Wales will receive £52 million in tax breaks …
Longest-serving chief exec in NHS sacked for ‘gross misconduct’
August 18, 2017Medical Communications NHS, Newcastle, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital’s Chief Executive, Leonard Fenwick, has been sacked from his position after a disciplinary panel adjudged he …
HIV-preventing drug to be trialed across England
August 7, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS England, PrEP, Truvada, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
NHS England has announced that it will finally make the HIV-preventing drug, PrEP, available to those at risk with the …
Brexit Health Alliance warns that UK/EU negotiations put patients at risk
August 1, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, BioIndustry Association, Brexit Health Alliance, NHS, brexit, drugs, healthcare, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceuticals
Last month saw the formation of the Brexit Health Alliance, a partnering of key pharma and life sciences organisations including …
HIV-screening by GPs could reduce incidence and cost
July 31, 2017Sales and Marketing GP, HIV, NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Researchers have found that offering first-time patients a HIV test in an area of high-prevalence could help reduce levels of …
“Ambitious” recruitment plan for mental health staff
July 31, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical
Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a plan to boost recruitment of mental health staff by using £1 billion in funds to …
Further evidence of NHS recruitment crisis as vacancies skyrocket
July 25, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development NHS, biotech, drugs, midwifery, nursing, pharma, pharmaceutical
Data released by NHS Digital rings a very worn bell regarding levels of staff employed and recruited the NHS, as …
