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Digital Pharma: UK election check-up
April 26, 2010Medical Communications NHS, digi game, election, general election
A new lighthearted game from The Kings Fund aims to educate players on the three main political parties’ health and …
Parties debate future of NHS
April 22, 2010Sales and Marketing NHS, general election
The UK general election debates turned to health policy on Thursday, with the Lib Democrats, Conservatives and Labour outlining their …
Healthcare key to voting preferences
April 15, 2010NHS, election
Healthcare is a key factor when deciding which political candidate to support for more than half of UK voters, according …
Conservatives can manage us best, says NHS staff survey
April 12, 2010Sales and Marketing NHS, election
A new opinion poll suggest frontline NHS clinicians believe the Conservatives are best placed to manage the health service. Market …
King’s Fund report praises NHS progress
April 12, 2010NHS, election, king's fund
A new King’s Fund report on how the NHS has fared under 13 years of Labour government has concluded that …
UK recoups cost from unused H1N1 vaccine
April 7, 2010Sales and Marketing GSK, NHS, h1n1
The UK government has agreed a deal with GlaxoSmithKine on surplus supplies of its H1N1 vaccine Pandemrix. The Department of …
Conservative claims on cancer drugs disputed
April 6, 2010Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, election
A think tank has disputed Conservative claims that funds can be diverted to pay for greater access to new cancer …
Generic substitution will not deliver significant NHS savings, says EMIG
March 31, 2010Sales and Marketing EMIG, NHS, generics
The Department of Health’s plans for automatic generic substitution will not result in significant savings for the NHS and should …
NHS eyes global business
March 26, 2010NHS, NHS funding
The NHS is set to explore new international opportunities and export its knowledge abroad through a new organisation. It hopes …
The health crunch: can the NHS flourish in leaner times?
March 22, 2010NHS, NHS funding, qof
The economic downturn which hit the UK in 2009 coincided with a pre-planned slowing down in the investment in the …
NHS urged to make more of new patient experience data
March 12, 2010NHS, PROMs, hc, king's fund
Healthcare bosses and clinicians have been urged to make the most of new patient experience data. ‘Getting the most out …
NHS funding boost for cancer diagnosis
March 8, 2010Cancer, NHS, disease awareness campaigns
The government is to put £8 million into finding new ways of improving early cancer diagnosis for one or more …
NHS Alliance finds its own third way
February 24, 2010NHS, NHS Alliance
The NHS Alliance has proposed a new business model for the NHS that would draw on the health service’s founding …
Plans for more home care on NHS could save billions
February 18, 2010NHS, home care
The NHS is to provide more dialysis and chemotherapy at home as part of a government bid to move treatment …
BMA hits out at NHS commercialisation
February 15, 2010BMA, NHS, private sector
The British Medical Association is urging the public to resist the role of private companies in the NHS. Its Look …
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