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Specialised Medicine: past, present, and future

February 2021 | By Nina Buchan

Welcome to the February 2021 issue of Specialised Medicine, the publication that champions best practice in specialised healthcare. As we prepared to go to press, NHS […]

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Using data to transform models of care

February 2021 | By Johnny Skillicorn-Aston and Jeremy Hooper

The NHS and other public services have a chequered history of using data in innovative ways. Now, more than ever before, we need to unlock […]

Systemic anticancer treatments during COVID-19 and beyond

February 2021 | By Alastair Whitington

The UK Chemotherapy Board Annual Conference 2020 was held on 26 November 2020 as a virtual event. In this quarter’s Oncology Corner column, Alastair Whitington, […]

How has COVID-19 accelerated UK diagnostics innovation?

February 2021 | By Claire Green, MRPharmS

The Westminster Health Forum conference, Next steps for diagnostics and pathology—innovation, collaboration, standards, and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was held online on 16 September […]

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Stroke: action must be taken to mitigate the effects of the pandemic

February 2021 | By Alastair Whitington

The Westminster Health Forum, Stroke prevention, care and treatment in England—Integrated Stroke Delivery Networks, training, local delivery, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, was […]

Personalised medicine in the UK: the future is bright

January 2021 | By Nina Buchan

The 11th Pharmaceutical Industry Network Group (PING) Conference, UK life sciences— the future of genomics, personalised medicine, and AI, was held online on 26 November […]

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