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More prevention for type 2 diabetes needed, says NICE

Will lifestyle courses reach enough people to reduce numbers of diabetes patients The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has...

CCGs pressed to implement peer review of referrals

Why is NHS England incentivising CCGs to implement clinical peer review of referrals NHS England officials have asked clinical commissioning groups...

First steps towards new NHS procurement and logistics models get underway

Will new model save the NHS money The Department of Health has put the £730m NHS logistics contract up for tender as part of its future operating...

Providers heading for £523m full-year deficit

How big will the deficit be for the provider sector in 2017/18 NHS providers' performance results for the first quarter suggest an aggregate...

Nuffield Trust suggests NHS budget goals may be impossible to meet

Why do policy analysts believe NHS trusts will fail to deliver sayings demanded by the DH A think-tank analysis of Department of Health accounts...

Government announces plans to make UK world leader in life sciences

Will the strategy make the UK a world centre for medical innovation Business Secretary Greg Clark has announced a £146m investment in...

More people waiting over a year for surgery in Wales

How can hospital beds for planned surgery be better protected Figures published by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) show a 400% rise over the...

Competition authority clears Birmingham mega merger

Will the merger of two foundation trusts in Birmingham improve patient services The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the proposed...

How will the NHS’s Capped Expenditure Process (CEP) affect pharma?

Paul Midgley, Director of NHS Insight at Wilmington Healthcare, explains how pharma should tailor its approach Trusts and Clinical Commissioning...

Scottish Government moves to place more pharmacy teams in GP practices

Will pharmacy strategy enhance role of pharmacists in medicines management Leading pharmacists in Scotland have welcomed a new strategy that will...

Children’s obesity still a big problem, say doctors and charities

Would restrictions on advertising cut childhood obesity Public Health England (PHE) has said it will investigate why children are eating too many...

DH proposes big changes to statutory scheme for branded medicines

What is the DH trying to achieve with its statutory scheme proposals Department of Health officials have launched a consultation aimed at revamping...

DH reveals plans for tough new NHS supply information requirements

What's in the DH's proposed NHS product information regulations The DH has revealed that suppliers could be required to comply with demanding new...

MMIP urges government investment in medicines manufacturing sites

Will the government invest in medicines manufacturing centres of excellence A pharma group is pressing the government for help to build four...