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Rosler and Merkel

Germany and UK to seize control of medicines prices

July 1, 2010
Sales and Marketing Germany, Lansley, PPRS, UK, global pricing, price cuts

 Major changes are afoot in Germany and the UK, the last two European countries with ‘free pricing’ of pharmaceuticals. Governments …

News

Patrick Walker appointed to PPRS resolution panel

June 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing DH, UK, appointment, sales and marketing

The Department of Health has appointed Patrick Walker to chair the Dispute Resolution Panel for UK pricing system the Pharmaceutical …

Appointment

Xeloda for gastric cancer gains NICE nod

June 2, 2010
Sales and Marketing UK, Xeloda

NICE has recommended Roche’s Xeloda as a first line treatment of inoperable advanced gastric cancer.The cost-effectiveness body says the oral …

News
SallyDavies

UK appoints interim chief medical officer

May 18, 2010
NHS, UK, appointment

Professor Dame Sally Davies will take on the role of interim chief medical officer when Sir Liam Donaldson retires as …

Appointment

ABPI appoints Roche’s Paul Catchpole

April 20, 2010
Sales and Marketing ABPI, UK, appointment, sales and marketing

UK industry association the ABPI has appointed Paul Catchpole as director of value and access. He will join the association …

Appointment

Helen Gordon to lead new pharmacy body

March 26, 2010
UK, appointment, rpsgb

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has appointed Helen Gordon chief executive of its new professional leadership body. The Society is in …

Appointment

Pfizer and King’s to collaborate on pain research

March 9, 2010
Research and Development King's, Pfizer, UK

Pfizer has partnered with King’s College London to create an open innovation laboratory for pain research.The project will include a …

News

Baroness Thornton joins the Department of Health

February 23, 2010
DH, UK, appointment

Baroness Thornton has been appointed parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department of Health. Prior to this she was government …

Appointment

National clinical directors appointed

January 26, 2010
NHS, UK, appointment, dementia, elderly, liver disease

A trio of national clinical directors, whose areas of influence cover dementia, older people and liver disease, have been appointed …

News
18198-1

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to step down from the MRC

January 19, 2010
MRC, UK, appointment

The Medical Research Council’s chief executive Sir Leszek Borysiewicz is stepping down later this year to become vice chancellor of …

Appointment
Charles Gutteridge

Charles Gutteridge appointed health informatics ‘tsar’

January 7, 2010
DH, NHS, UK, appointment, informatics

The Department of Health has appointed its first national clinical director for informatics. Charles Gutteridge has been medical director at …

Appointment
Andrew-Dillon

NICE chief executive knighted in New Year’s honours

January 6, 2010
Andrew Dillon, NHS, NICE, UK, appointment

Andrew Dillon, chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), has been knighted in the 2010 …

Appointment
Sir-Liam-Donaldson

Sir Liam Donaldson steps down as England’s chief medical officer

December 18, 2009
Liam Donaldson, NHS, UK, appointment

England’s chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson will step down in May 2010 after 12 years of service. Details for …

Appointment
Chris-Brinsmead100

AstraZeneca’s Chris Brinsmead and ex-health minister Lord Darzi appointed ambassadors for UK lifescience

December 15, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Darzi, UK, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

AstraZeneca UK’s chairman Chris Brinsmead and former health minister Lord Ara Darzi are among six newly appointed private sector business …

Appointment

Professor Chris Ham to lead The King’s Fund from April, 2010

December 3, 2009
Sales and Marketing UK, appointment, king's fund

Professor Chris Ham has been appointed new chief executive of UK health think tank The King’s Fund.Professor Ham, currently professor …

Appointment
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