I am not sure what made me think about and look for this report: ‘N=1: Why people matter in medicines.’ Perhaps it was all the talk last week about the Department of Health’s 11th report to parliament on the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) – in essence the way in which drug prices are set… Read More N=1: Defining medicines development and use from a patient perspective
The summer break has clearly done the Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, a world of good. From beating a lone path as the libertarian Claudius in the face of a centralised health service, he has resurfaced this week as the man for all seasons to launch a competition for the best ideas for… Read More From I Claudius to iLansley…phone apps in the new NHS
To begin with, here’s more on that Pfizer story about use of mobile phone technology etc in clinical trials. It seems to have piqued an interest among many of you anyway. Also on the subject of clinical trials, I was rather perplexed by this story running out of the NHS Confederation this morning. I’m delighted… Read More ‘Scroll down’ for clinical trials
Announcements are like buses. There are none for what seem like days and then several come all at once. My job is to make sure you get on the right one… NIHR has several announcements out today which AMRC and its members have had some involvement or interest in. The first is the launch of the new… Read More mICRA, PROSPERO, Beddington and Bell
So the UKCMRI partners were in front of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee yesterday as were representatives of the local community. Meanwhile the Science Minister, David Willetts, announced that the Government had agreed the business plan for the new centre as put forward by the Medical Research Council (MRC). A good day all… Read More UKCMRI Task Gets Bigger
Dear Member of Parliament, This afternoon the Health and Social Care Bill will recieve its Second Reading in the House of Commons. The legislation sets out a far-reaching programme for reforming the NHS and the provision of patient care. The Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) and its 127 member charities believe that high quality… Read More Second Reading of the Health and Social Care Bill: An open letter to MPs
Over the holidays I caught a BBC Radio 4 item about the days of the touch typist. It was one of those gems of broadcasting which looked through a narrow lens to tell the listener much about how the world has changed. It also brought back many memories of my time as a messenger at the old… Read More Getting touchy over the information revolution
