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12 Jul 2012 | by John Owens and Matt Cartmell
A health watchdog set to be given sharper teeth under NHS reforms has brought in a senior PR figure to help deal with the changes.
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New Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt must shake off his 'novice' image by making a considered series of announcements on big issues during the coming months, leading health PR professionals have suggested.
A health watchdog set to be given sharper teeth under NHS reforms has brought in a senior PR figure to help deal with the changes.
The Department of Health is undertaking a comms reshuffle ahead of major changes in the NHS, with press officers being placed into policy-specific desks.
Efforts to overhaul the way that PR is handled within the NHS have been thwarted after failing to win the backing of GPs.
The Government must not rely on food industry partnerships to fight obesity, say comms professionals.
NHS Blood and Transplant has appointed The Red Consultancy as the body voices fears that a year of major national events such as London 2012 could hit donor rates.
PRWeek's Top 150 PR Consultancies, the annual ranking of PR agencies by fee income, is now open for entries.
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