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UK Office of Fair Trading publishes recommendations on the distribution of medicines

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • January 3 2008

The UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) published a report on its market study into the distribution of medicines on December 11, 2007 (Market Study Report

vCJD blood risk

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 26 2007

There have been 164 reported cases of vCJD, (the human form of BSE) in the UK since 1980, the date that BSE became present in the UK food chain

Figures for MRSA and C Difficile now published: will this result in more litigation?

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 16 2008

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has recently published a report relating to deaths involving MRSA and C Difficile, which is linked to individual hospitals

Duties of care and section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 16 2008

Mr K tried to commit suicide by jumping out of a window while living in bed and breakfast accommodation

Co-funding government review announced

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 16 2008

Secretary of State, Alan Johnson, announced on 17 June 2008 that he has appointed Professor Mike Richards, the National Clinical Director for Cancer, to review government policy with respect to the co-funding of drugs and treatment

Darzi's final report: what next for the NHS?

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 24 2008

What do "Best Practice Tariffs, "Personalised Care Plans" “Quality Accounts” and "the NHS Constitution" all have in common?

Evidence given at General Medical Council’s Fitness to Practise Panel attracts absolute witness immunity

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 16 2008

It was held by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of Ahari v Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull Hospitals NHS Trust that evidence given to the General Medical Council’s Fitness to Practise Panel (GMC Panel) attracts the protection of absolute witness immunity and therefore cannot be an act of discrimination

UK Office of Fair Trading report on the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme

  • Bird & Bird
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 9 2007

On 20 February 2007, the Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) published a 120 page report on the regulation of the price of branded pharmaceutical products under the voluntary scheme that is periodically re-negotiated between the industry and the Department of Health, the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (“PPRS”

Re-branding of primary care trusts hold fire for now!

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 16 2008

A number of PCTs have recently made decisions to adopt the “NHS location” brand in place of their full name as set out in their establishment orders

OFT report recommends reform to UK drug pricing scheme

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 7 2007

The OFT has recommended that the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) should be reformed, to deliver better value for money from NHS drug spend and to focus business investment on drugs that have the greatest benefits for patients