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Publications
Shortly after every Westminster Health Forum seminar, a briefing document is produced. This is distributed to all delegates on the day as well as to our contacts in government, parliament and stakeholders in the education sector more widely.
A Forum publication provides a timely record of proceedings, and acts as a guide to the latest thinking on current policy issues for those unable to be at the event.
Each publication includes:
- All speeches from the day, with accompanying slides and speaker biographies
(subject to approval by speaker); - Transcripts of question and comment sessions;
- Supplementary articles from speakers and delegates; and
- Event information such as the delegate list and final agenda
The changing role of NICE
TO BE PUBLISHED September 2010
This timely seminar will examine the future role and scope of NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) which has emerged as a focus for health policy in the new Parliament.
It will take into account recent developments in the Government's White Paper 'Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS' which calls for a radical shake-up of health services and commissioning, including an advanced role for NICE in commissioning – as well as the signaled intention to 'reform NICE and move to a system of value-based pricing, so that all patients can access the drugs and treatments their doctors think they need'.
Including keynote presentations from NICE and the ABPI, sessions will focus on challenges and opportunities for the UK's pharmaceutical industry; balancing clinical need and cost effectiveness – including discussion around the Cancer Drugs Fund; and perspectives on patient outcomes, tackling inequalities in the commissioning of medicine and delivering patient choice.
