Here’s our round-up of SXSW London insights at the conclusion of a packed festival-conference. While SXSW is not a health conference or a life sciences event, at OVID we’re health change makers (as are our clients)—so what better place to explore creative and cutting-edge innovations than at SXSW’s first outing outside of Texas around the …
The room was packed for OVID Health's recent breakfast event, Navigating the Future of the NHS, and no wonder – policy and government affairs professionals are navigating a constantly-changing, complex landscape. But will NHS reforms deliver better outcomes for patients, or just another layer of distraction? Here are four reflections in honour of our brilliant ...
An OVID Health article by Jenna Blatt In a turbulent political world, where healthcare systems struggle to cope with ageing and increasingly sick patient populations, it is more important than ever to understand diabetes, both in diagnosis and policy terms. For this reason, Jenna Blatt, Account Executive at OVID Health, sat down with Tom Gordon, …
Yesterday morning, the Prime Minister blindsided most of Westminster and Whitehall when he announced plans to abolish NHS England (NHSE) as part of wider efforts to cut bureaucracy and streamline government. This is undeniably a watershed moment for the NHS, with decision-making powers shifting back to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) over ...
Today – on Rare Disease Day – the Government unveiled the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2025. It marks a key step in maintaining momentum in the care and support of those affected by rare conditions before the UK Rare Diseases Framework expires in 2026. The Rare Diseases Action Plan outlines how the health system …
Interview with with Jenny Ousbey, originally published in Pharma IQ, to discuss key findings from OVID’s new report on pharma-patient engagement trends and how social media is reshaping the industry’s approach to patient care. Pharma IQ: The report highlights a shift from patient-centric campaigns to patient-led experiences in pharma communications. What do you think has …
After days of drip-feeding highlights to the media, Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the NHS in England was published in full on Thursday, 12th September. The week started out with details of the poor state of children’s health, with early data revealing: an increase in mental health referrals; longer waiting times for …
As the Labour Party met in Manchester, and listened to powerful and emotive stories from voters, including from a terminal cancer patient, Nathaniel, who wondered “what might have been” had he received cancer treatment on the NHS earlier, the Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, took to the stage to promise an end to “sticking plaster …
In September 1985, Microsoft Excel was released, and the world changed. Excel was not the first spreadsheet software, but it was the first to implement “intelligent cell recomputation”, whereby changes to one cell automatically resulted in all linked cells (and no others) being updated. With the rise of Excel, tasks which once took hours were …
On a drizzly day in May, a rain-soaked Prime Minster rather bravely, in all senses of the word, stepped outside Downing Street to announce a general election. Reverberating to the sounds of the iconic theme tune of Labour’s 1997 landslide victory, the Prime Minister referenced the NHS only once – in terms of the “record ...
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