A bitter pill to swallow

A bitter pill to swallow

By Lee Peart 24 November 2025

Ahead of the announcement of an expected pharma deal with the US in the Autumn Budget, chief policy analyst at the Nuffield Trust, Sally Gainsbury, warns there is a real danger the NHS budget is no...

Drug prices look set to increase

By Liz Wells 09 October 2025

The price the NHS pays for drugs looks set to rise as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to agree to US President Donald Trump’s demands to pay pharmaceutical companies more money, in a bid to ...

UK drug price rises necessary, says science minister

By Liz Wells 25 September 2025

The price the NHS pays for medicines will need to rise to stop pharmaceutical investment leaving the UK, science minister Patrick Vallance has said.

Streeting vows not to let drug companies 'rip off' UK taxpayers

By Liz Wells 26 August 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has vowed not to allow pharmaceutical companies to 'rip off' British taxpayers after failed talks over drug pricing.

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Corporate Director - Adult Social Care and Health

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Director, Children’s Services

£147,524 per annum

Cardiff (Caerdydd)£147,524 per annum

RECRUITER: Cardiff Council

Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement

Kirklees, West Yorkshire£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement

RECRUITER: Kirklees Metropolitan Council