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There is still time – just – for the government to change course on NHS reform, writes Philip Stephens Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:00:06 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd337710-5639-11e1-8dfa-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product cd337710-5639-11e1-8dfa-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6699431c-5572-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product Plans to level the playing field between private and NHS providers of healthcare have proved the most contentious aspect of reforms opposed by the medical profession Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:11:26 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6699431c-5572-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product 6699431c-5572-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ea22f18-14f2-11e1-a2a6-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product High spending on medicines is a striking example of the broader problems facing Greece as it 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1366b70-533f-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product e1366b70-533f-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65cb4e4a-5341-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product UK drugs group reports 23% increase in revenues to $4.3bn, helped by its treatments for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:51:10 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65cb4e4a-5341-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product 65cb4e4a-5341-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de349f96-5254-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product Settlement brings to an end a decade-long legal dispute over rights to the blockbuster blood thinner Plavix, which generated €7bn in sales in 2011 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:15:11 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de349f96-5254-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product de349f96-5254-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2439a63c-5280-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product Appointment raises questions why post was left vacant while concern rose over quality of breast implants Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:13:51 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2439a63c-5280-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product 2439a63c-5280-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d55f9c4-5187-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product UK’s largest care-home operator wants to raise up to £230m from shareholders and buy-out groups in attempt to meet September deadline Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:04:41 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d55f9c4-5187-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product 5d55f9c4-5187-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b21e6cb4-51d9-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product The US diagnostics group has called the Swiss pharmaceuticals company’s $5.7bn hostile takeover bid ‘grossly inadequate’ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:16:09 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b21e6cb4-51d9-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product b21e6cb4-51d9-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/16d95f68-5187-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product Tories fear controversial bill could harm their election chances, fuelling predictions the health secretary will be demoted in next reshuffle Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:42:44 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/16d95f68-5187-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product 16d95f68-5187-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93d8a098-50e0-11e1-939d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product Unlike the global ambitions of its peers, the Japanese drugmaker will concentrate investment closer to home in a sign of renewed confidence in the region Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:33:17 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93d8a098-50e0-11e1-939d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product 93d8a098-50e0-11e1-939d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/f2659946-519d-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product GSX is in decent shape. But as it further expands abroad, investors should watch not only the underlying numbers, but the headline ones too Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:25:17 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/f2659946-519d-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product f2659946-519d-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/63b85f70-51ad-11e1-a30c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product Top health officials’ plea adds to pressure for a regulatory overhaul following concern at substandard breast implants Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:08:48 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/63b85f70-51ad-11e1-a30c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product 63b85f70-51ad-11e1-a30c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/053d905c-51a6-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product Team tasked by the party to look into the merits of state ownership had concluded it was ‘not a viable policy for South Africa’ but proposed higher taxes for the sector Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:16:32 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/053d905c-51a6-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product 053d905c-51a6-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4bee07a-519e-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product UK pharmaceutical group conducts ‘daily sweep’ to remove all cash from most eurozone countries Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:36 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4bee07a-519e-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product a4bee07a-519e-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/91857e70-5175-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product China says it will curb the number of women having their babies in the city, as anger grows over non-residents access to to healthcare and schools Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:16:36 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/91857e70-5175-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product 91857e70-5175-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a347672-50bb-11e1-ab40-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product Move marks breakthrough in long-running effort to heal the rivalry between the two biggest forces in the Palestinian national movement Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:27:04 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a347672-50bb-11e1-ab40-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_health/feed//product 3a347672-50bb-11e1-ab40-00144feabdc0