Every December, the NHS and the life sciences sector find themselves in the same strange seasonal mood: exhausted; oddly reflective and quietly aware that the coming year will bring yet another wave of reforms, ambitions and constraints.
So, in the festive spirit, here is a Christmas stocktake: the twelve stockings the NHS hands to pharma this year. Some contain gifts. Some contain coal. Most contain something in between.
1. Strategic commissioning framework
In theory, the new Strategic Commissioning Framework is one of the most genuinely constructive reforms of recent years. It’s the NHS saying: we know we need a longer attention span.
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