Tag Archives: NHS
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What are new antibiotics really worth?
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest challenges of our time, but few new antibiotics are currently in development. The NHS is testing the world’s first subscription-style payment model in an attempt to change this
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What the NHS can learn from global healthcare tech
Old-fashioned processes are inhibiting rapid innovation across the NHS. Here’s how three other major healthcare systems around the world are approaching advances in technology
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How teledermatology could help the NHS
For mild or moderate skin conditions, patients and doctors are increasingly turning to teledermatology
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People with skin disease deserve better
From long waiting times to a lack of trained professionals, it is high time that policymakers stood up to do more to help patients with skin conditions
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What is a dermatologist?
The alarmingly small number of qualified dermatologists in the UK must be addressed, along with a widespread misunderstanding of what they actually do
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Diagnosis is just the beginning of the battle
The UK lags behind other countries in getting the right treatments to rare disease patients, but promising developments are underway in a bid to help improve access
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How rare diseases can impact mental health
Mental health is fast becoming recognised as the missing piece of the puzzle in rare disease support
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Why buyers’ clubs are the last option for desperate families
How an ongoing pricing battle between the NHS and an American biopharmaceutical giant led to a buyers’ club for cystic fibrosis drugs in the UK