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Cost of NHS medicines rises

November 14, 2014
Sales and Marketing HSCIC, NHS, NICE, PPRS, drugs, hospitals, spend

Hospitals in England are taking an increasing share of the NHS’s bill for drugs approved by NICE, according to a …

News

NHS to ‘kitemark’ health-related apps

November 13, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Hunt, NHS, Samsung, apps, kitemark, wearables

Plans to improve the quality of patient care by introducing a ‘kitemark’ to safely validate healthcare apps have been announced …

News
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Charity ‘deeply concerned’ on CDF changes

November 13, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, NHS, NICE, breakthrough breast cancer, palframan

A leading cancer charity has warned that a number of key drugs are at risk of being withdrawn from patients …

News

NHS Better Care Fund lacks guidance, says watchdog

November 12, 2014
Sales and Marketing England, NHS, UK, better care fund, nao

A much-lauded project to reduce unnecessary hospital visits and shift care into the community will fall well short of its …

News

Doctors warn of urgent care ‘chaos’

November 12, 2014
Sales and Marketing BMA, GPs, NHS, doctors, nagpaul, pac

Doctors’ leaders are demanding greater investment in out-of-hours GP services, warning of ‘fragmentation’ and underfunding, and branding the current system …

News

GPs to ‘prescribe’ apps

November 11, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Frost & Sullivan, GPs, NHS, Samsung, UK, apps, eHealth, prescribing

General practitioners in the UK are to begin ‘prescribing’ health apps as part of a move to better monitor issues …

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Doctors must help NHS save money, says report

November 7, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, GPs, NHS, government, hospitals

A report has suggested the National Health Service could make nearly £2 billion in cost savings if doctors ‘provided more …

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Wales Assembly facing questions over cancer

November 5, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, NHS, Wales, Welsh, assembly, drugs fund, oncology

The state of cancer services in Wales has come under increased scrutiny this week as the country’s ability to provide …

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Sir Michael Rawlins appointed chair of MHRA

November 4, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing MHRA, NHS, NICE, gordon duff, michael rawlins

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has confirmed that former NICE head Sir Michael Rawlins is to serve …

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NICE backs GSK’s leukaemia drug Arzerra following price cut

November 4, 2014
Sales and Marketing Arzerra, CLL, GSK, NHS, NICE, leukaemia

NICE has recommended that GlaxoSmithKline’s Arzerra be prescribed under the NHS for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), after a …

News

UK doctors are ignoring statin guidance

November 3, 2014
Sales and Marketing British Medical Association, GPs, NHS, NICE, Royal College of GPs, Royal College of Physicians, statins

A survey of UK doctors has found that many are refusing to apply NICE advice to offer statin therapy to …

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NICE recommends new indication for troubled Pradaxa

October 31, 2014
Sales and Marketing Boehringer, NHS, NICE, Pradaxa, dabigatran, ingelheim, warfarin

NICE has recommended Boehringer Ingelheim’s controversial anti-blood clotting drug Pradaxa for treating and preventing potentially-fatal blood clots in the legs …

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Innovation director appointed to NHS England

October 24, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS England, tony young

NHS England has hired a new national clinical director for innovation in Professor Tony Young. Young’s role will be to …

Appointment
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NICE under increased pressure over conflicts of interest

October 22, 2014
Sales and Marketing GPs, NHS, NICE, UK, baker, conflict, mccoll, wollaston

A group of influential doctors is calling on the government to tighten up NICE’s conflicts of interests policy. In a …

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Medicine Innovation Bill a step closer in UK

October 20, 2014
Sales and Marketing BBC, DH, NHS, innovation bill, saatchi

A new bill proposed by Conservative peer Lord Saatchi has been given government backing as it seeks to become law …

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