Category Archives: White Paper

Guest Blogspot: NHS Reforms- What the UK Government Policy Changes Really Mean

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Barbara Arzymanow

There is a strong consensus amongst independent experts, medical professionals and politicians that major NHS reforms are both desirable and inevitable. Healthcare is one of mankind’s greatest priorities. An aging population and medical advances mean that healthcare expenditure is bound … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogspote: How to encourage pharmaceutical R&D

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Barbara Arzymanow

Politicians should only attempt the possible. We must recognise what we cannot do. The UK Government alone cannot influence the direction of R&D significantly. The sums of money involved are so vast that R&D only makes sense in a global … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogspot – NHS Reforms: Health and Social Care Bill 2011

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Barbara Arzymanow

This blog gives my initial thoughts about the eagerly awaited bill presented by Andrew Lansley on Wednesday 19th January. The Government’s plans for the reform of the NHS were generally well received last summer and during the public consultation period … Continue reading →

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Primary Care reforms and the role of Pharmacists

Posted on January 13, 2011 by emma2020

The London School of Pharmacy launched its New Year’s open discussion about the future of pharmacy in the midst of NHS reforms. This discussion featured a prominent panel of speakers including Professor Sir Nicholas Wald and Dr Panos Kanavos, chief … Continue reading →

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Guest BlogSpot – Nice Move on Drug Pricing but Where Next?

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Barbara Arzymanow

The Government is reported to favour a system of value-based drug pricing. Value for money is, of course, important whenever public money is spent on anything. Pharmaceuticals are no exception. Discussion about how to obtain the best value from NHS … Continue reading →

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Liberating the NHS Revisited

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Barbara Arzymanow

The first wave of formal public consultation following last July’s publication of the White Paper “Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS” ended over a week ago. Now should be a good time to take stock and reconsider our first impressions. … Continue reading →

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EUWTD, White Paper and Nursing, 2020 copies

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Julia Manning

The Times (£) reports today that 1 in 5 junior doctors are leaving their positions after two years because of the impact of the EUWTD regulations on their training. However the full regulations have only been in place a year, … Continue reading →

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White Paper Reconciliation 2 and where the Big Society can help

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Julia Manning

Another Monday, another big announcement. Yesterday’s speech by David Cameron on the Big Society was, like much ideas in the Health White Paper the Monday before, trailed during the General Election but received little publicity in the wake of the … Continue reading →

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White Paper Reconciliation 1

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Julia Manning

Last week was an historic one. Most people picked up that something seismic had happened, but weren’t entirely sure what, as enquiries came in from pharmacists to MPs to venture capitalists. We had set out a prescription for success that … Continue reading →

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