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Bowel cancer surgery ‘increases chances’

July 5, 2013
Sales and Marketing HSCIC, NHS, bowel cancer

Having surgery to treat bowel cancer massively increases a patient’s chance of survival, according to data from a new national …

UK crackdown on ‘health tourism’

July 4, 2013
Sales and Marketing Hunt, NHS, doctors

The UK health secretary has unveiled new plans aimed at reducing the cost of providing care to immigrants on the …

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David Haslam: a new chairman for a new NICE

June 24, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, Hasmam, NHS, NICE

When NICE was first set up in 1999, technology appraisals of new medicines were its sole focus, but over the …

CQC revelations continue

June 21, 2013
Sales and Marketing CQC, NHS, NICE

The turmoil at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows no sign of abating as MPs may summon the current leadership …

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UK government keen to reduce drugs bill

June 21, 2013
Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, UK, VBP

The government has shown its hand in the drug pricing debate after asking for a 20% price cut on some …

Iluvien gets NHS nod

June 14, 2013
Sales and Marketing Iluvien, NHS, NICE, alimera

NICE is gearing up to allow Alimera Sciences’ implant Iluvien to be used on the NHS as an option to …

‘Game-changing’ cancer database launched

June 13, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Department of Health, NHS

The Department of Health has unveiled a new system for co-ordinating cancer treatment which it hopes will save thousands of …

ABPI: put more data in scorecards

June 12, 2013
Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, scorecards

The ABPI has called on the NHS to include more new medicines in its innovation scorecard and to come up …

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Department of Health prioritises Francis response

June 7, 2013
Sales and Marketing DH, Francis, Mid Staffs, NHS

The Department of Health has set out its priorities for the next year, explaining how it will enhance public health …

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Nicholson to step down as NHS leader

May 23, 2013
Sales and Marketing Francis report, Mid Staffs, NHS, Nicholson

Sir David Nicholson is to retire from his post as chief executive of NHS England in March 2014.Sir David has …

New fund for electronic prescribing

May 21, 2013
Sales and Marketing Francis report, IT, NHS, electronic prescribing

A new £260 million fund is to help accelerate progress toward electronic prescribing in NHS hospitals.The government says it is …

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Working with the NHS in austerity

May 20, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, atkin, austerity, reforms, wellards

The National Health Service, perhaps the UK’s most deeply loved institution, is facing a double threat. On one hand, there …

Government ‘joins-up’ system

May 15, 2013
Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, government, king's fund

The government has launched its plans to create ‘a truly joined-up system’ for the provision of health and social care …

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Pfizer targets Newcastle

May 15, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Cameron, NHS, Newcastle, Pfizer

Pfizer has earmarked Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as one of 60 sites worldwide to take part in a key …

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Francis at centre of Care Bill

May 13, 2013
Sales and Marketing Hunt, Mid Staffs, NHS

The government’s new Care Bill carries a variety of measures designed to ensure that failings such as those at the …

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