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May 29, 2012
The Department of Health has issued a call for evidence and ideas on how procurement in the NHS can be transformed, saving an estimated £1.2 billion over the next four years.
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February 09, 2012
Innovation "must become core business for the NHS," says CEO Sir David Nicholson. But will an over-emphasis on saving money rather than adopting proven innovations lead to unprecedented opportunities for the NHS, industry and patients being lost?
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February 07, 2012
The UK pharmaceutical market is low in price and slow in uptake, but "I would gladly trade price for uptake" to get to critical mass, says ABPI chief executive Stephen Whitehead.
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February 07, 2012
NICE is to produce a best-practice guide to help NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) develop local formularies.
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December 06, 2011
Innovation and R&D are key to improving patient outcomes and they must be placed at the core of NHS architecture, according to Sir Ian Carruthers, head of the government's Innnovation Review Team.
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