Interview with John Watkins
Channel: pharmaphorum media limited
Date: 2012-03-23

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We speak with Professor John Watkins on the current state of the healthcare system in the UK and what the future holds.

The changing landscape in the UK healthcare system is a widely discussed topic and the outcomes widely speculated on. We speak...

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0:15 -- John's background and his current role. 
1:11 -- Key challenges faced by NICE in the current economic climate.
2:45 -- How health outcomes research shape the treatment landscape for patients further down the line.
3:46 -- How an aging population and current medical improvements impact on patient demographics. 
5:15 -- The results of the proposed UK healthcare reform and the role that healthcare technology assessment will play in the new landscape.
6:53 -- How pharma has adapted its development processes to account for increasing cost-effectiveness assessment.
8:55 -- How the pharma industry and bodies such as NICE can work together to balance the needs of chronic disease sufferers and patients with acute diseases.