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NHS staff feeling the pay squeeze, reports NHS Providers

May 8, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS Providers

NHS Providers, the membership organisation and trade association for the NHS, has laid a stark warning at the door of …

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Cancer Drug Fund roundly criticised as ‘wastage of resources’

April 28, 2017
Medical Communications Cancer Drug Fund, Conservative, NHS, NICE, UK

The Cancer Drug Fund (CDF), which has now been absorbed into NICE, previous methods of funding have been fiercely criticised …

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Mental health spending to sink by £4.5 million

April 27, 2017
Medical Communications NHS, mental health

Here at Pharmafocus, we highlighted the state of mental health research and the alternative paths that are being trod to …

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Quarter of cancer patients visit GP three times with no diagnosis

April 25, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, GP, NHS, oncology

A recent study, published in the British Journal of General Practice, has found that 23% of those suffering from cancer …

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UK heading towards GP crisis as 40% consider leaving

April 12, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development GPs, General Practice, Jeremy Hunt, NHS

The University of Exeter has conducted a survey looking into GP morale in the south-west of the UK, and the …

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House of Lords slams “short-termism” of NHS in new report

April 6, 2017
Medical Communications House of Lords, NHS

A new report from the House of Lords has slammed current and past “short-sighted” governments for failing to provide a …

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Women are 77% of NHS workforce but occupy only 41% board positions

March 29, 2017
Medical Communications NHS

A new report, entitled Women on NHS board: 50:50 by 2020, found that women occupied only 41% of board positions …

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Huge data loss puts NHS privatisation and Health Secretary under pressure

February 28, 2017
Manufacturing and Production Jeremy Hunt, NHS, data

It has been revealed that a private company, responsible for delivering NHS data, accidentally stored 708,000 pieces of patient data …

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Rise of superbugs in hospitals down to cutting cleaners’ jobs, suggests GMB

February 20, 2017
Sales and Marketing GMB, MRSA, NHS, Superbugs

The rising numbers in those exposed to superbugs, such as E.coli and MRSA, is due to the cuts in the …

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Artificial Intelligence could take over 250,000 UK roles by 2030

February 8, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development NHS, artificial intelligence

Ahead of the government’s expected digital strategy publication tomorrow, a new report has been released looking into how AI could …

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Insider interview: NICE discusses its planned ‘fast-track’ appraisal process

December 19, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, UK, approval

Jenniffer Prescott, associate director of planning, operations and topic selection, answers questions on NICE’s recent plans for a ‘fast-track’ appraisal …

Actavis UK overcharged NHS with 12,000% price hike, watchdog says

December 16, 2016
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Actavis, CMA, NHS

Actavis UK has been accused by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of overcharging the NHS by selling its hydrocortisone …

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NICE rules Shire’s Onivyde not cost effective

November 17, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, Onivyde, Shire

Shire’s Onivyde has been determined by NICE as not cost effective, in draft guidance, despite adding on average two months …

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NHS suppliers investigated over 1000% price hikes

October 26, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, price hikes

The Competition and Marketing Authority has launched an investigation into a number of drug companies following claims that 32 drugs …

UK Government announces deep cuts to pharmacy funding

October 21, 2016
Medical Communications Conservative, NHS, UK, government, pharmacy

The Department Health announced that it wanted to reduce the £2.8 billion a year funding for pharmacies by 7%, leading …

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