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Guest Blogspot: Negotiations with the UK Government over pharmaceutical pricing have achieved a good result for patients, the NHS and the industry.
The UK Government and the pharmaceutical industry shared many objectives throughout the recent drug pricing negotiations. For example, there was always broad agreement that: The total future drug bill needed to be affordable in the context of other spending in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020health, Andrew Lansley, Department of Health, Drugs, government, innovation, Jeremy Hunt, National Health Service, NHS, NICE, parallel export, parallel imporrt, patient, Patient Access Scheme, Patients, pharmaceutical, PPRS, pricing, R&D, Research, value-based, value-based pricing, VBP
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Guest Blogspot: Waiting for Decisions on UK Pharmaceutical Pricing
Little has been heard over how confidential talks between the Government and the pharmaceutical industry are progressing towards the goal of having a new, voluntary UK drug pricing system in place in 2014. In the eyes of the pharmaceutical companies … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Lansley, Business, Children, Commissioning, David Cameron, Department of Health, Drugs, Emerging technologies, equality, Health and Wellbeing, Innovation, Jeremy Hunt, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Tagged 2020health, Andrew Lansley, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer Research UK, Drugs, government, innovation, medicine, Multiple Sclerosis Society, pharmaceutical, R&D, value-based, value-based pricing
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Guest Blogspot: The NHS Constitution- the turning point?
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 has always had my support. All my concerns were addressed in the final Act. The thrust of the Bill remained intact. However, like many other people I was dismayed by the strength of … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Lansley, Department of Health, Health Bill, Health Team, Healthcare, Hospitals, Innovation, Jeremy Hunt, NHS, Patients, Policy
Tagged 2020health, Andrew Lansley, Constitution, Department of Health, Future Forum, Health and Social Care Act, Health Bill, National Health Service, NHS, NHS complaint, NHS Constitution, NHS Future Forum, patient, Patients, Public Health, traction
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Jeremy Hunt needs to balance diplomacy with determination
2020health comment on the appointment of Jeremy Hunt: 2020health congratulate Jeremy Hunt on his appointment as the new Secretary of State for Health.Gail Beer, Consultant Director at 2020health and former NHS Director commented: “Andrew Lansley got the direction of travel … Continue reading
Guest Blogspot: A wrong decision on UK drug pricing could seriously undermine all the good work that HM Treasury and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have done to encourage the UK pharmaceutical industry.
The recent local elections highlight the political dangers ahead. The current UK coalition government has lost popularity through decisions that do not all relate to austerity measures. Shortly after the General Election Andrew Lansley’s plans to increase the say of … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Lansley, Business, Department of Health, Drugs, Election, Global Health, Health Bill, NHS, Patient choice, Patients, Pharma, Policy, Research, Technology
Tagged 2020health, Andrew Lansley, AstraZeneca, Department of Health, Drugs, GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, health, Health Bill, innovation, medicine, National Health Service, NHS, NICE, patient, Patients, pharmaceutical, PPRS, pricing, R&D, Research, value-based, value-based pricing
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The Health and Social Care Bill: Final Stages in Parliament
With opposition to the Health and Social Care Bill having reached new heights, we must look behind the rhetoric and remember basic principles. The most important point to remember is that the NHS exists to provide the best possible, affordable … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Lansley, Business, Commissioning, competition, David Cameron, Department of Health, GPs, Health Bill, Hospitals, Inequality, NHS, Patient choice, Patients
Tagged 2020health, Andrew Lansley, Bevan, BMA, bureaucracy, Commissioning, competition, David Cameron, Department of Health, efficiency, government, GP, GPs, health, Health Bill, inaccurate media, National Health Service, NHS, NICE, Nye Bevan, Old age, patient, Patients, Responsibility in healthcare
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Guest Blogspot: Misleading, Biased Reporting on the Health and Social Care Bill in the Media
Above all the freedom of the Press is paramount. Censorship or severely restrictive legislation is not an acceptable alternative. We sometimes have to accept the consequences and tolerate a Press that can be wrong, unfair, misleading or more interested in … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Lansley, competition, David Cameron, Department of Health, equality, Finance, Health Bill, Hospitals, Inequality, NHS, Patients, Private
Tagged 2020health, Andrew Burnham, Andrew lansley, Andy Burnham, BBC, Biased reporting, competition, David Cameron, Department of Health, Freedom of the Press, government, Health Bill, hospital beds, journalists, Labour Party, Misleading reporting, National Health Service, NHS, non-NHS income, non-NHS work, patient, Patients, Press, private income cap, private patients, Shirley Williams, theatre time, waiting times
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Patients to access their own medical records by 2015
Earlier this week during the chancellor of the exchequer’s autumn financial statement, it was announced that not only will patients have online access to their medical records from 2015, but they will be able to see data on GP performance … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Lansley, competition, Information, Policy
Tagged Andrew lansley, choice, competition, patient
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Safety before politics – Chase Farm downgrade is right
On February 14th I blogged about closing children’s heart surgery units that were unsafe. That post is reproduced below. Today we have heard that Chase Farm hospital maternity and A&E units are to close. Ask most people in the NHS … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Lansley, Commissioning, Quality and Safety
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Commons passes Health and Social Care Bill
The Health and Social Care Bill was passed by the House of Commons yesterday with a government majority of 65. The bill was delayed earlier this year when it was put on hold due to mounting criticisms of the proposed … Continue reading
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