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Medical technology strategy
3 February 2023 - This document presents the inaugural UK medtech strategy and the timing could not be better. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2022
New PM will ‘inherit an NHS in its most challenging state for decades’
5 September 2022 - Warning comes from NHS leaders as new Prime Minister prepares to move into Number 10. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Mar 2022
Priorities for NICE in health and social care
23 March 2022 - Over the past two years there has been an unprecedented increase in medical research, the NHS has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Mar 2022
ABPI response to England Rare Diseases Action Plan
28 February 2022 - England's Rare Disease Action plan is published today with details of how to improve diagnosis, care and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jul 2021
NHS England unveils new Innovative Medicine Fund
21 July 2021 - NHS England has unveiled its new Innovative Medicines Fund, to ensure patients have early access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2021
Shared decision making underpins good health care
17 June 2021 - Shared decision making between service users and health care professionals is an integral part of health care, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2021
NICE’s five year strategy sets a ‘positive vision for the future’
20 April 2021 - The pharma industry has responded to the NICE new five year strategy, announced yesterday. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Nov 2020
Will COVID-19 vaccines be cost effective—and does it matter?
26 November 2020 - The costs of other pandemic measures mean that covid-19 vaccines will probably turn out to be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2020
NICE joins global alliance to shine spotlight on evidence-based health care
15 September 2020 - Tuesday 20 October will be the inaugural world evidence-based health care day. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jan 2020
As Brexit nears, fears of an NHS sell-out resurface
6 January 2020 - In the lead up to December’s general election in Britain one of the main campaign issues ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2019
Donald Trump says US would never take over any part of Britain’s NHS
3 December 2019 - US President Donald Trump has reassured the British public that even if the National Health Service ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2019
Boris Johnson pledges £500 million for cutting-edge medicine as PM plans to expand Cancer Drugs Fund to fight dementia and motor neurone disease
23 November 2019 - Prime Minister promises to give patients faster access to innovative medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Sep 2019
Labour Party takes aim at pharma, calls attention to Orkambi row
25 September 2019 - Proposal to introduce compulsory licensing faces industry criticism. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2019
Government announces 'no deal' protection for UK nationals in EU
24 September 2019 - The government has announced 'no deal' contingency plans designed to protect healthcare access for UK nationals ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2019
Assessing the health effects of a “no deal” Brexit
29 August 2019 - Boris Johnson says that the UK will leave the EU on the 31 October 2019, “do ...