Healthcare

 
Obesity: key aspect of Freuds' DH brief

Freud Communications scoops £1m Department of Health PR account

Matthew Freud's PR agency has won a multi-faceted £1m per year PR account with the Department of Health.

 
 
 

Healthcare News

The Government: wants health data to be freely available

Government data initiative set to be a 'game-changer' for healthcare comms

A Government initiative to release masses of health service data to the...

 
 
Margot Raggett: takes a non-executive director role

Former Lexis CEO Margot Raggett snapped up by health consultancy Journalista

Ex-Lexis CEO Margot Raggett has taken a non-executive director role at health...

 
 

Healthcare: NHS reforms trigger multiple MHP hires

MHP's health division has made a raft of new appointments as the...

 
 
Leslie McGibbon: expected to move to GSK

InterContinental Hotels' senior VP of corporate affairs Leslie McGibbon set for GSK

InterContinental Hotels Group's (IHG) senior vice-president of global corporate affairs, Leslie McGibbon,...

 
 

Healthcare: Novartis seeks help for meningitis drug

Pharma giant Novartis has a global brief out to pitch for its...

 
 
Chandler Chicco Companies: London HQ

Chandler Chicco Companies lures Ogilvy's David Kane for MD role

Healthcare comms group Chandler Chicco Companies is continuing to restructure, with the...

 
 
Switch: Liam English from Whitehall to Lilly

Whitehall comms chief Liam English lands Eli Lilly job

Eli Lilly has recruited a senior Whitehall comms figure to oversee its...

 
 

Healthcare: Pegasus called in for Tiger Balm UK brief

Tiger Balm, one of the world's best-selling pain relief products, has appointed...

 
 
Children: choose TV over exercise

On the Healthcare Agenda - Children choose TV over exercise

In a nutshell A study has revealed a generation of children...

 
 
Critical of 'listening' process: Mike Birtwistle

MHP's Mike Birtwistle slams NHS 'listening exercise'

A senior healthcare comms professional has said that David Cameron and Nick...

 
 
MS: Go-ahead for oral treatment

On the Healthcare Agenda

Go-ahead for oral treatment for MS

 
 

Healthcare: The Week in Healthcare

Say to handle Cyanokit brief.

 
 
Team building: Open Health’s David Rowley

Open Health raids Huntsworth for more senior healthcare comms specialists

The new healthcare comms shop set up by the former global CEO...

 
 
Departing: Vicky Hunt is leaving CCC after ten years

Chandler Chicco Companies rocked by resignation of two senior level staff in same week.

Carsten Edwards, MD of Brandtectonics Access, the market access consultancy arm of...

 
 
Big plans: Ayesha Bharmal will head up new team

Fishburn Hedges sets up health team

Agency establishes healthcare arm to unite professionals under one wing

 
 
Video: Stars the fictional rapper Leatha Face

Cancer Research launches major PR campaign on danger of sunbeds

A major PR campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of sunbeds...

 
 
Adam Michael: In charge of life sciences and healthcare

Abchurch brings in Adam Michael to head life science and healthcare division

Abchurch Communications is stepping up its presence in the life sciences and...

 
 
Relationships: Gibbins said a fundamental comms job was needed

Comms can underpin NHS reforms agenda

A senior NHS professional has identified comms between pharma firms and GP...

 
 

Luther Pendragon to run tumour campaign

Luther Pendragon has been briefed to run a major campaign to raise...

 
 
Multivitamins: Centrum

Pfizer hires Tonic Life Comms to promote Centrum Multivitamins

Pfizer has appointed Tonic Life Communications to promote Centrum Multivitamin, the world's...

 
 
Chair of the HCA: Cherry Wood

Cherry Wood appointed chair of the Healthcare Communications Association

The Healthcare Communications Association has elected Cherry Wood as chair at a...

 
 
Founding Open Health: David Rowley and Sandy Royden

Ex-Huntsworth staff create Open Health in partnership with Chime Communications

The former global CEO of Huntsworth Health has revealed details of a...

 
 
Launching consumer healthcare campaign: Bio-Oil

Bio-Oil hires Pegasus for consumer healthcare PR brief

Pegasus PR has been appointed to handle the consumer and healthcare professional...

 
 
Roche begins agency search for cancer drug

Roche begins agency search for cancer drug

Roche is set to launch an agency review for its oncology drug...

 
 
Raising awareness of sun damage: England cricketers

Pegasus picks up Sk:n retained account from Schwartz

Pegasus has won the retained contract to promote Sk:n, the nationwide provider...

 
 
Set to appoint agency: Lloydspharmacy

Lloydspharmacy on verge of appointing consumer PR shop

Lloydspharmacy is close to making a decision on appointing a new agency...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Features

Healthcare: Drug appraisal - A matter of life and death

'Patient power' has transformed the PR strategies around new drugs - but...

 
 

How the Department of Health fought critics of the NHS across the Atlantic

NHS Debate Insider tells how the Department of Health dealt with American...

 
 

Research & Data

Power Book top ten PR gurus revealed

Matthew Freud is the most influential PR professional in the UK according...

 
 

Top 150 2009

This year's report was always going to be an interesting one. It...

 
 

Expert Knowledge

Top Ten Strategies for Boosting ROI Despite Shrinking Budgets and Dwindling Resources

Higher prices and tighter budgets are putting the squeeze on PR and...

 
 

The future of internal communications

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This new report by executive search firm Watson Helsby provides insight into...

 
 
 
 

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