An OVID Health article by Carys Lloyd Earlier this week, the government unveiled the first UK-wide NHS league tables, ranking all 205 trusts in England on 30 metrics that included waiting times, financial health, and patient experience. Streeting hailed it as a ‘landmark’ moment, promising a new era of transparency designed to ‘empower’ patients in …
An OVID Health article by Ollie George Earlier this summer, the UK government unveiled an ambitious Life Sciences Sector Plan, aiming to position the country as a global leader in health innovation, clinical research, and life sciences investment. It was a bold vision – one that promised to harness the UK’s rich ecosystem of research institutions, …
An OVID Health article by David Talbot The Government is clearly committed to creating a more agile, proportionate and innovation-friendly regulatory system for the UK health and life sciences sector, but at what risk? When Labour sent a missive to leading regulators last Christmas, across a vast array of sectors, asking for them to come …
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 …
This morning, several of the OVID team gathered around our meeting room table to watch the King’s Speech, setting out Labour’s initial programme for government. It’s fair to say that, at that first sight, the programme did not set our pulses racing. From a health perspective, there were positive noises about reducing waiting lists and …
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 …
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 ...
Whilst the date of the General Election is yet to be announced, both the Conservative and Labour Parties have started 2024 in full campaign mode. Long accused of having no real policies, the latest offering from Labour – a Life Sciences Sector Strategy announced today at an industry roundtable at the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst – …
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