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Expert articles offering insight, detail, and challenging views on all aspects of specialised services

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A strong start in life: safeguarding the future of neonatal care

Clinical Guidelines

Implementing the latest NICE lung cancer guidance

Haematology Corner

Cancer-associated thrombosis: past, present, and future

Generic HIV treatments permit cost savings, but their implementation can be complex

February 2020 | By Martin Bradley

National spending on specialised services for the treatment of HIV is significant; in 2016/17, it was close to £540 million, of which antiretroviral treatment (ART) […]

Implementing the NHS Cancer Plan: challenges and opportunities

February 2020 | By Alastair Whitington

The Commissioning Chemotherapy Services Conference 2019 was held on 26 November 2019 at the Pullman London St Pancras Hotel, London. Professor Peter Johnson, National Clinical […]

A step change in specialised medicines

February 2020 | By Johnny Skillicorn-Aston and James Roach

Specialised services touch the lives of thousands of patients with complex conditions. They are commissioned nationally, offered in 146 centres across the country, and delivered […]

The role of provider collaboratives in improving mental health services

February 2020 | By Sean Duggan

As someone who has worked in the mental health sector for 40 years, I have been greatly encouraged by the momentum gathered in the past […]

Rare disease? The odds are against you

February 2020 | By Alastair Whitington

Welcome to the February 2020 issue of Specialised Medicine. Leaving behind 12 years of austerity, the NHS starts a new decade with the election promise […]

Rare diseases and specialised commissioning in England

February 2020 | By Alastair Whitington

The Westminster Health Forum, Rare Diseases and Specialised Commissioning in England—Genomics, Research, and Access to Medicines, was held on 9 January 2020 at The Caledonian […]

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