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NHS invests £20m to fast-track measures for quick cancer diagnosis
pharmatimes
July 15, 2021
The NHS announced 13rd that it was investing £20m to fast-track measures for rapid cancer diagnosis, in a bid to get more people checked for cancer.
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Expanded access for Zolgensma following final NICE guidance
pharmatimes
July 12, 2021
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its final guidance on Novartis’ spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gene therapy Zolgensma.
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BMA calls for some COVID-19 measures to remain after 19 July
pharmatimes
July 07, 2021
The government’s plans to relax nearly all COVID-19 mitigation on the 19 July have been labelled ‘incredibly concerning’ by the British Medical Association (BMA).
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Gov’t announces £2.45m funding to improve maternity safety
pharmatimes
July 07, 2021
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has earmarked £2.45m for measures to improve the safety of pregnant women and benefit NHS maternity staff.
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Newly introduced Health and Care Bill aims to ‘dispose of unnecessary bureaucracy’
pharmatimes
July 07, 2021
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has introduced a new Health and Care Bill to parliament this week, containing proposals to ‘help the NHS build back better from the pandemic’.
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ABPI launches updated Code of Practice
pharmatimes
June 30, 2021
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has launched its new Code of Practice, containing updated principles to make the Code ‘easier for companies to use’.
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UK releases implementation plan for developing clinical research delivery
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
June 24, 2021
The new implementation plan lays out the steps the UK Government and clinical research community will take to improve research and tackle health inequalities.
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Gov’t injects £64m into clinical research plan
pharmatimes
June 24, 2021
The UK government has announced its plan to funnel £64m into a new plan designed to strengthen clinical research delivery in a bid to ‘save lives across the country’.
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NHSX sets out new ‘patient-centred’ data strategy
pharmatimes
June 24, 2021
NHSX has set out a new draft strategy detailing how patients will gain control of and better access to their health and care data.
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NHS England announces extra funding for young people’s mental health services
pharmatimes
June 23, 2021
NHS England has announced a £40m cash injection for mental health services for children and young people, to address increasing demand and the COVID-19 impact on mental health.