NHS
Novartis and NHS Alliance collaborate on commissioning guides
July 14, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, Novartis, PBC
Novartis has teamed up with the NHS Alliance to launch a series of guides to help practice-based commissioning leaders tackle …
World class commissioning: 5 ways pharma can get involved
July 13, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, commissioning, healthcare, marketing
The NHS has set its sights unambiguously on achieving World Class Commissioning. After years of being internally-focused, the health service …
NHS expectations ‘artificially inflated’
July 6, 2009NHS, healthcare
Expectations of what the NHS can deliver may be artificially inflated by the government's latest grand plan, according to the …
Public fear for NHS funding in the recession
June 29, 2009NHS, healthcare
The public has grave fears over the future of NHS funding in light of the recession, according to a public …
Cervical cancer awareness campaign targets GPs and nurses
June 26, 2009Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, vaccines
GPs and practice nurses are to be targeted in a government awareness campaign to ensure cervical cancer is spotted earlier …
NHS under fire for productivity failure
June 19, 2009NHS, healthcare
The NHS is under fire from MPs for failing to improve productivity despite a pay bill which has risen 5.2% …
Scaling up the UK’s research ambition
June 15, 2009Research and Development NHS, clinical trials, healthcare, patients
The UK has always been one of the world's leaders in drug discovery, with around half of all major medicines …
New health secretary promises ‘deep clean’ of NHS priorities
June 15, 2009NHS, healthcare
The new health secretary Andy Burnham has promised a 'deep clean' of the NHS' priorities, with a further move away …
Pandemic declaration will not change UK’s response
June 12, 2009NHS, h1n1
The Department of Health has insisted there will be no "material change" to the UK's preparations for swine flu. The …
Anti-smoking measures boosted by £2.5m grant
June 11, 2009Cancer, NHS
Government anti-smoking measures are to receive a boost with the provision of a £2.5 million grant to help smokers kick …
NHS faces biggest financial challenge of its history
June 10, 2009NHS, healthcare
The NHS is hurtling towards the most severe financial shortfall of its history, and faces an austere future of cutting …
The changing role of market research
June 8, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, marketing research
Market Research and analytics is an area which continues to present new challenges and opportunities for our industry. I first …
Andy Burnham named new health secretary
June 8, 2009NHS, healthcare
Andy Burnham has been named as the government's new secretary of state for health, in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's latest …
Department of Health achieves
May 29, 2009NHS
The Department of Health and NHS achieved a surplus of £1.67 billion during the financial year 2007-08, a much greater …
New funding for NHS research projects
May 28, 2009Research and Development NHS
Projects ranging from diagnostics to diabetes care and genotyping have been given government funding as part of a new award …
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