by Kate Pym | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog, Medilink
Will we see you at Med-Tech Innovation Expo? The countdown has begun, our panels are designed, the brochures printed and hotel booked so we are almost ready to go. Pym’s Consultancy don’t make a habit of having trade stands, in fact this is the only event...
by Kate Pym | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog, Business, NHS
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Have you contacted your Academic Health Science Network (AHSN)? When working with a client, who has an innovation in healthcare, one of my first questions is “Have you contacted your local AHSN?” and if they are trialling...
by Kate Pym | Dec 18, 2017 | Blog
A short story which most of us will recognise. I awoke this morning feeling distinctly frustrated and annoyed, not how you want to start the day. Why did I feel like this first thing on a Monday morning, when I am about to start another week of work, in a job that I...
by Kate Pym | Dec 16, 2017 | Blog, Healthcare, NHS structures
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) were created by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, they are comprised of GP practices, usually covering a close geographical area.In April 2013, they replaced primary care trusts as the commissioners of most services funded by...
by Kate Pym | Dec 15, 2017 | Blog
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the UK government body which oversees the regulation of medicines and medical devices. From over-the-counter medicines to pacemakers and defibrillators, the MHRA works to ensure all products are safe...
by Kate Pym | Dec 12, 2017 | Blog, Healthcare
Healthcare has long been a tricky sector to navigate; for organisations trying to break into the market for the first time, the issues it presents are multiplied. The sector in its entirety is so vast and so complex that there is never going to be a quick-fix solution...