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Jeremy Hunt calls for 10 year NHS budget to end ‘crazy’ funding pharmaphorum
March 27, 2018
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has broken away from the long-standing government policy on NHS funding, calling for a 10 year funding settlement for the health service.
Psoriasis patients get NHS access to LEO Pharma’s Kyntheum pharmatimes
March 23, 2018
Cost regulators for NHS therapies in England and Wales have now published final guidelines backing the use of LEO Pharma’s Kyntheum as an option for treating severe plaque psoriasis.
Skin conditions cost NHS £723m a year pharmatimes
March 22, 2018
New research shows that more than three million primary care hours are spent on skin conditions, at a cost to the NHS of £723 million each year.
Charity forms Alzheimer’s disease taskforce pharmatimes
March 22, 2018
Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling on the NHS and the pharma industry to join its new taskforce to ensure people with dementia can access future treatments without unnecessary delay.
Novartis links with NHS Cancer Vanguard sites pharmatimes
March 22, 2018
Swiss drug giant Novartis has announced the launch of two new joint working projects with national Cancer Vanguard sites, which aim to determine novel ways of boosting patient care pathways and access to services.
NHS and digital health firms must improve cybersecurity pharmaphorum
March 22, 2018
The NHS and digital health companies must learn from other industries to secure devices and systems against cyber attacks, according to a new report.
Rising levels of opioid prescriptions puts NHS under pressure pharmafile
March 19, 2018
It has been found that the number of prescriptions being written for opioid painkillers has risen from 10 million to 23.8 million, from 2007 to 2017.
Patients on diabetes scheme shed weight of 15 double cheeseburgers pharmatimes
March 16, 2018
According to NHS England more than half of patients routinely attending sessions offered as part of its diabetes prevention programme have achieved weight losss equivalent to nearly 15 double cheeseburgers.
Hammond suggests NHS may receive cash boost pharmafile
March 15, 2018
The pressures on the NHS over the winter months exposed serious cracks in the service, with issues regarding underfunding, struggles to recruit enough staff and overcrowded hospitals all being widely reported.
Chancellor criticised for lack of action on NHS pharmatimes
March 15, 2018
Chancellor Philip Hammond boosted growth projections and forecast falling inflation for the UK in his Spring Statement, but health care leaders lamented his lack of action on addressing the NHS crisis.

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