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Most HCPs not aware of Accelerated Access Review – report
pharmatimes
September 18, 2017
majority of health care professionals are not aware of the Accelerated Access Review or previous government-led initiatives aimed at improving the adoption of innovation across the NHS.
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NHS negligence bill set to double
pharmatimes
September 08, 2017
NHS negligence bills are set to double in less than five years, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.
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NHS needs emergency £350 million to survive winter
pharmafile
September 05, 2017
NHS Providers has stated that £350 million needs to be injected into the NHS to avoid the ‘humanitarian crisis’ that struck last winter.
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Wales sees patients waiting more than a year for surgery up by 400%
pharmatimes
September 04, 2017
On the NHS in Wales, the number of patients waiting in line for longer than a year for surgical treatment has rocketed over 4 times in 4 years.
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NHS pumps £100m into GP recruitment as numbers plummet
pharmafile
September 04, 2017
The NHS has been forced to offer £100 million to recruitment agencies in order to plug growing gaps in the number of GPs working in the service.
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Final NHS green light for Allergan’s IBS-D drug
pharmatimes
September 01, 2017
Allergan’s Truberzi has become the first treatment for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D) to be reviewed and recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for use on the NHS in England and Wales.
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CMA clears Birmingham hospitals merger
pharmatimes
September 01, 2017
The Competition and Markets Authority has cleared a merger between Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB).
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NHS will pay £80bn for PFI contracts
pharmatimes
September 01, 2017
Companies holding Private Finance Initiative contracts to build and run NHS hospitals have made £831 million in pre-tax profits over the past six years, money which could have reduced the deficit in NHS hospitals by a quarter over the period
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NHS to assess data-recording insulin pen device
pharmatimes
August 30, 2017
Up to 300 patients in England are to test a novel insulin pen accessory able to record usage data as part of a national NHS Test Bed programme exploring new models of care.
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3 in 4 of CDF treatments now approved on NHS
pharmaceutical-technology
August 16, 2017
75% of cancer treatments previously accessible through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) are now available for patients on the NHS England.