Each programme is individually designed to meet the needs of patients, the NHS and the sponsor’s area of interest.  These programmes fall into the following broad categories:

• Service Redesign

• Guideline (NICE) implementation

• Healthcare professional education and accreditation

• Patient education

• Audit

• "Hands on" Patient Care

   

Eric McCullough, chief executive of NAPC said: Working in partnership makes sense for the patient, for the NHS and for the industry. The benefits can be huge and can result in truly modernised ways of delivering locally sensitive care, which holistically meets the needs of the individual. Partnership working provides an opportunity to do today what, alone, might not be possible tomorrow. Plurality of provision is now a major Government policy and reflects in part the leadership given by the pharmaceutical industry of .  To read the article please click here