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National Health Service (NHS), PCT & Local Health Board News - April 2007 The current Health & Social Services (HSS) Trusts will be dissolved at the end of March to be formally replaced by five area trusts in April. These new trusts have been shadowing the HSS Trusts since August 2006. This is part of the continuing Review of Public Administration (RPA).

National Health Service (NHS), PCT & Local Health Board News - March 2007 Bristol Royal Infirmary - CHD - Following a successful year-long pilot, patients who are taken to the Bristol Royal Infirmary with a heart attack will now be treated by angioplasty rather than thrombolysis.

National Health Service (NHS), PCT & Local Health Board News - February 2007 Bournemouth and Poole PCT - Heart Failure - The Better Together service is a joint initiative between the PCT, Marie Curie Cancer Care and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) which was launched last September.

National Health Service (NHS), PCT & Local Health Board News - January 2007 Cumbria PCT - Diabetes Care for the Elderly - A project based at Cumberland Infirmary which aims to improve the lives of elderly people with Diabetes has won the Arun Baksi Award for Team Innovation in Diabetes Care at the annual Diabetes Conference on the Isle of Wight.

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AstraZeneca appeals in patents case [17/02/06] AstraZeneca has lodged its appeal over losing the patent for hypertension treatment Toprol XL (metoprolol succinate).

Solvay Laboratories pharma sales up 30 per cent [17/02/06] Belgian firm Solvay has released its results for 2005 with pharmaceutical sales up 30 per cent to 2.27 billion euros.

Alarm over drugs fast tracking [17/02/06] Fast tracking new drugs could have a negative effect on patients in the longer term, a senior doctor in Britain has claimed.

WHO calls for concrete action on counterfeit drugs [17/02/06] The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for global cooperation, political commitment and creative solutions to counter what it describes as the silent epidemic of counterfeit medicines.

ABPI: UK medicines research under threat [17/02/06] New figures show that the UK boom in medicines research could be under threat, according to the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI).

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Health Direction - enhancements [20/04/07] As well as looking at the provider/commissioner relationship from secondary care, Health Direction are also mapping the very complex contracting arrangements from the commissioner/provider aspect. Again this a disease specific initiative which will initially show which NHS Trusts are providing care to the PCO population, but will develop to include private providers and ultimately will embrace the commissioner/provider relationships at PBC level.

NHS Environment & engaging with the NHS in 2007 [01/03/07] In England probably the key news is around money, practice based commissioning and the pressure on medicines management and the pharmaceutical industry, and perhaps these are all interrelated.

Practice Based Commissioning (PBC) Cluster Update [10/01/07] There are currently 68 Clusters still finalising their membership. This is a very fluid situation and requires constant dialogue with PCTs, PBC Clusters and Practices. Health Direction, in partnership with the NHS Alliance, is at the forefront of mapping these changes, so crucial to understanding how commissioning is developing in the England NHS.

The Role of the Medical Representative [01/12/06] Medical representatives are the key contacts between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical profession. They have the responsibility of promoting their companies major products directly to GP's and hospital doctors. The day to day work of the medical representative tends to be target based around, sales, call rates and other objectives set around individual personal development plans.

The Beginners Guide for Medical Sales Representatives [01/12/06] Like many others, when Sahil Syed first joined the pharmaceutical industry, he was unable to find a UK focused publication offering guidance regarding a career in medical / pharmaceutical / scientific sales. Four years later and as an award winning pharmaceutical sales representative, Sahil Syed embarked on writing 'Pharmaceutical Sales for Phools, a definitive guide for those wishing to embark on this highly rewarding career.

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