-2/2/2008

In February 2007, the Ministerial Industry Strategy Group published its Long-Term Leadership Strategy for medicines. To encourage joint working between the NHS and pharmaceutical industry it recommended that the Department would publish guidance to support this.

Details:

The purpose of this guidance is to:

• Encourage NHS organisations and staff to consider joint working as a realistic option for the delivery of high-quality healthcare
• Inform and advise NHS staff of their main responsibilities when entering into consider joint working arrangements with the pharmaceutical industry

• Download Best Practice Guidance on joint working between the NHS and pharmaceutical industry (PDF, 69K)