2019 HSJ Partnership Awards winners
The 2019 HSJ Partnership Awards winners have been announced and they showcased effective partnership working within the NHS. With more than 700 NHS partners and...
Accelerating the MedTech landscape
The Academic Health Science Networks (AHSN) in partnership with the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has launched a report on accelerating the MedTech...
Nine-month regimen for treating multi-drug resistant tuberculosis is as effective as 20-months
A nine to 11-month treatment regimen is as effective in treating multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) as the 20 to 24-month regimen recommended in 2011...
Women-owned tech company to revolutionise Type 1 diabetes management
Quin, a women-owned company, is expanding its research and development of a pioneering Type 1 diabetes management app for people who are living with...
The role of women in the NHS in England
This International Women’s Day, NHS Digital has published an analysis of the role of women in the NHS in England. Women account for more than...
Public satisfaction with the NHS falls to lowest level
Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to analysis of the 2018 British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey published today by...
More people are eligible for cochlear implants with NICE guidance
Hundreds more people with severe to profound deafness will be eligible for cochlear implants each year, due to updated final NICE guidance published today. The update...
HIV remission achieved in a second patient
A case, published in Nature and carried out by scientists at University College London, Imperial College London, the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford has...
New clues as to why non-smokers develop chronic lung disease
MRC-funded researchers led by the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham have discovered genetic differences that put some people at higher risk than others of...
Outcome-based payment for cancer drugs could accelerate treatment
Outcome-based payment for cancer drugs based on how well they work in practice could get patients new treatments faster, according to a Cancer Research...
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Changes to GSK sales representative incentive programme
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Peer-to-peer mental health support app goes live
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The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has accused four pharmaceutical companies of illegal market sharing over anti-nausea tablets. The CMA has provisionally found that the pharmaceutical...
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Changes to GSK sales representative incentive programme
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Wasdell Group expands portfolio with Honeywood acquisition
The Wasdell Group (Wasdell), a leading outsourcing partner for companies in the pharmaceutical industry, has announced its acquisition of Honeywood Limited, a specialist manufacturer...