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NHS set for digital health tech review

October 30, 2015
Medical Communications Jeremy Hunt, NHS, Robert Wachter, digital health, health secretary

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt says turning the NHS into a “patient-powered, technologically advanced health service” is “one of the most …

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Jinarc

Otsuka kidney drug earns first NICE nod

October 28, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, jinarc, kidney disease, tolvaptan

NICE has released final guidance recommending Otsuka’s Jinarc, the first-ever treatment shown to slow progression of life-threatening Autosomal Dominant Polycystic …

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BGMA D-G Warwick Smith

OPINION: ‘More work remains if biosimilars are to fulfil their potential’

October 27, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing British Generic Manufacturers Association, NHS, bgma, biosimilars, generics, patent cliff, patents

Despite having a mature generics market which fulfils more than three-quarters of all prescriptions in the UK, and as a …

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nhsa

North of England secures new ‘centres of excellence’ in ‘precision medicine’

October 27, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development NHS, Northern Health Science Alliance, UK

The umbrella group formed by the leading northern universities, teaching hospitals and Academic Health Science Networks – the Northern Health …

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Revealed: recommendations from the Accelerated Access Review

October 27, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Accelarated Access Review, NHS

Ministers have been urged to introduce conditional approvals for innovative new drugs, and ‘radically new’ central agreements on drug pricing, …

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oma_nice

NICE launches new service to speed NHS adoption of health technologies

October 13, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, OMA, market access, office for market access

NICE is introducing a new service, the Office for Market Access (OMA), to work with industry to speed up NHS …

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troponin_blood_test

Simple blood test can accurately predict imminent heart attacks

October 8, 2015
Research and Development NHS, heart attack

A simple blood test which predicts whether a patient suffering chest pains will have a heart attack has the potential to save …

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merckincweb

NICE approves Merck’s Keytruda for advanced skin cancer following ipilimumab treatment

October 7, 2015
Research and Development Merck, NHS, NICE, keytruda, skin cancer

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for treating advanced skin cancer after …

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palliative_care_rankings

UK tops Quality of Death rankings

October 6, 2015
Medical Communications NHS, ageing population, palliative care

The UK has ranked first in the 2015 Quality of Death Index, a measure of the quality of palliative care …

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medcity_bojo

Why London is at the heart of life sciences

October 5, 2015
Research and Development NHS

by Eliot ForsterWhatever disease you’re trying to cure, you can bet that somebody in London has it. That probably isn’t …

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david_cameron

David Cameron pledges seven-day GP service by 2020

October 5, 2015
Medical Communications NHS, david cameron

Millions of patients will benefit from ground-breaking plans for seven-day access to both their GPs and hospitals, British Prime Minister …

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abpi_acting_ceo_alison_clough

ABPI responds to UK medicines cost controversy

September 25, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Cancer Drugs Fund, NHS

Alison Clough, acting CEO of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), has responded to recent reports in the …

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gilead-sciences

NICE approves first in new class of leukaemia drugs

September 24, 2015
Cancer Drugs Fund, Gilead Sciences, NHS, NICE, idelalisib, leukaemia, zydelig

NICE has issued final draft guidance which recommends that Gilead’s Zydelig should be made available on the NHS for some …

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Counting the true cost of the Cancer Drugs Fund cuts

September 14, 2015
Research and Development Cancer, Cancer Drugs Fund, NHS, clinical trials, cuts, oncology

Leading figures from the pharma industry and cancer charities reacted with dismay to the recent cuts to the Cancer Drugs …

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Companies braced for new round of cancer cuts

September 4, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, Cancer Drugs Fund, NHS, NHS England, cuts

Several treatments that extend the lives of people with cancer are expected to be removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund …

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