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ABPI response to new UK immigration system

19 Feb 2020

The UK Government has launched a new points-based immigration system which will assign points for specific skills, qualifications, salaries or professions. The new rules are set to take effect from 1 January 2021.

ABPI response to proposed UK-‘Rest of the World’ FTA negotiation approaches

06 Feb 2020

The UK Government has published its proposed approach to negotiations for Free Trade Agreements with other ‘priority partners’, besides the EU.

New toolkit for Welsh NHS and industry to work together for patients

05 Feb 2020

The Welsh NHS Confederation and the ABPI Cymru Wales have launched a toolkit to support joint working between the pharmaceutical industry and NHS Wales.

Making vaccination an essential service is a step in the right direction

19 Feb 2020

The new GP contract will change how vaccines are delivered and paid for in primary care. It’s the most significant overhaul in decades and is a step in the right direction to improving vaccination coverage across England.

What happens after a medicine has been dispensed matters – here’s why

17 Feb 2020

The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee is investigating how Scotland’s medicines supply and demand system works. For us, it’s an opportunity to raise the importance of poor patient adherence and explain why we believe it must be a public health priority.

Industry is leading the drive for research transparency – but we can still do more

11 Feb 2020

The ABPI’s Research, Medical and Innovation team is holding its first member conference this week on increasing trust in pharmaceutical industry research. Dr Sheuli Porkess outlines one of the ABPI’s priorities – the drive for research to be open, accessible and understandable.