HVM’s new report into the lifecycle of medicines in the UK is published today. It offers fresh insight into how medicines can better meet the needs of the people who develop, prescribe, and take them. 

Better Medicines: Public and Professional Views on the Lifecycle from Discovery to Taking Medicines, was led by researchers at the University of Liverpool, Manchester Metropolitan University, and University College London, who commissioned Hopkins Van Mil to facilitate in-depth workshops and engagement activities with members of the public and healthcare professionals across the UK. 

The NHS recently published its new statutory guidance for integrated care boards, NHS trusts and foundation trusts and policy for NHS England. The guidance puts working with people and communities at the heart NHS England’s work. It particularly focuses on supporting organisations to build collaborative and meaningful partnerships that start with people and focus on what really matters to our communities.