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Medical advisory body “NICE” should not spend too much time valuing drugs.
The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (“NICE”) is currently holding a public consultation over its proposals for evaluating drugs. Drugs that are approved by NICE automatically become available for doctors to prescribe under the NHS throughout England … Continue reading
Posted in Business, CCGs, Commissioning, Department of Health, Drugs, Elderly, equality, Genetics, GPs, Health and Wellbeing, Health Bill, Health reform, Inequality, Innovation, Jeremy Hunt, NHS, NHS reforms, Patients, Pharma, Policy, Public Health, Research, Technology, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Tagged 2020health, Clinical Commissioning Group, Commissioning, Department of Health, dose, elderly, General practitioner, government, GP, GPs, health, Health Bill, innovation, Jeremy Hunt, medicine, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, MHRA, National Health Service, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NHS, NICE, Old age, patient, Patients, pharmaceutical, PPRS, pricing, Proportionate QALY, Public Health, QALY, R&D, Research, value-based, value-based pricing
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Guest Blogspot: Prevention is better than cure.
The economic consequences of preventing illness are highly complex. Just comparing the costs of prevention with the direct treatment costs that should be avoided is far too simplistic. The true economic impact of preventative measures can often only be assessed … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Business, Children, Elderly, Health Bill, Healthcare, Information, Jeremy Hunt, NHS, Obesity, Patient choice, Patients, Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged accidents, alcohol, Andrew Lansley, arthritis, cancer, cardiovasculsr, cause of dsath, choice, elderly, government, health, Health Bill, injury, Jeremy Hunt, longevity, mortality, National Health Service, NHS, Obesity, Patients, prevention, Public Health, respiratory, smoking, tobacco
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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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Guest Blogspot: Think carefully about value-based drug pricing in the UK and let common sense prevail.
David Cameron and Jeremy Hunt share an important skill. They both have firsts from Oxford in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE). I am not the greatest fan of this course because I would like to see more scientists, engineers and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, competition, David Cameron, Department of Health, Drugs, Election, Jeremy Hunt, NHS, Patients, Pharma, Policy, Primary Care
Tagged 2020health, block-buster, competition, David Cameron, demand, Department of Health, drug pricing system, Drugs, elderly, GP, GPs, Health Bill, innovation, medicine, National Health Service, NHS, NICE, parallel exports, parallel imports, patient, Patients, pharmaceutical, Philosophy and Economics, Politics, PPE, PPRS, pricing, quality of life, R&D, reference price, Research, value-based, value-based pricing, VBP
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Guest Blogspot: Do private patients in the UK help or harm the NHS?
Private medicine like private education and first-class travel can stir up feelings of resentment between the “haves” and “have-nots”. A short blog like this one has no possibility of uniting stereotypical politicians from the left and right wings of politics. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Department of Health, Drugs, Elderly, GPs, Health Bill, Health Team, Healthcare, Hospitals, Inequality, mental health, NHS, Nursing, Patient choice, Patients, Pharma, Policy, Private, Research
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Guest Blogspot: Management Priorities in the NHS under the Health and Social Care Act
Basic economics relating to the pressures on the NHS led to the need for reform culminating in the Health and Social Care Act. The financial challenges faced by any healthcare system are strongly influenced by rising life expectancy without a … Continue reading
Posted in Demand Reduction, Elderly, Employment, Health Bill, Healthcare, NHS, Policy, Private, Work
Tagged 2020health, care of elderly, demographic pressure, Department of Health, elderly, future of nhs, government, health, Health Bill, healthy lifestyle, life expectancy, National Health Service, NHS, nhs protest, nhs values, Old age, outcomes, patient, Patients
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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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Guest Blogspot: The NHS needs outstanding management as well as a legal framework, for example, to unlock the potential of the property portfolio.
The potential for improved efficiency in delivering effective healthcare within the framework of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 is enormous. However, there will be no benefit without the management skills needed to take up the challenges. Many future … Continue reading
Posted in CCGs, Commissioning, competition, Department of Health, Election, Employment, GPs, Health Bill, Health Team, Healthcare, Hospitals, Information, NHS, Nursing, Uncategorized
Tagged 2020health, Commissioning, Department of Health, Drugs, elderly, General practitioner, GPs, health, Health Bill, National Health Service, NHS, Old age, outcomes, R&D, Responsibility in healthcare, Social Care
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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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