Cancer Drugs Fund Confirmed By UK Government

A Cancer Drugs Fund of £200 million a year to help cancer patients get greater access to cancer drugs that their doctors recommend for them was confirmed today by UK Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.

Evaluation Pilot Finds the Use of Multisystemic Therapy Can Reduce the Risk of Re-offending

Re-offending in troubled and aggressive young people can be significantly cut using a pioneering new mental health approach known as Multisystemic Therapy. Reporting on the initial findings of the first United Kingdom (UK) evaluation pilot, researchers...

Pilot Scheme Launched to Help Patients Receive Innovative New Drugs Not Currently Available on the NHS

A pilot to help patients get innovative new drugs not currently available on the NHS is being launched for consultation today by Health Minister Mike O’Brien and Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson. The Office for Life Sciences (OLS) Blueprint...