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51.497937, -0.129351, Adam Smith Institute | 51.497937, -0.129351, Adam Smith Institute | ||
<div style="width: 330px; height: 80px">Think tank, the [[Adam Smith Institute]], is a fierce critic of the NHS. It argues for a shift in healthcare spending away from tax and more to the individual, as well as for a bigger role for private for-profit healthcare providers</div> | <div style="width: 330px; height: 80px">Think tank, the [[Adam Smith Institute]], is a fierce critic of the NHS. It argues for a shift in healthcare spending away from tax and more to the individual, as well as for a bigger role for private for-profit healthcare providers</div> | ||
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51.497054, -0.134905, Westminster Advisers | 51.497054, -0.134905, Westminster Advisers | ||
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<div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">[[HCA International]] is a private hospital group operating in the UK and owned by HCA Inc, a US private hospital giant with a turnover of $26 billion</div> | <div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">[[HCA International]] is a private hospital group operating in the UK and owned by HCA Inc, a US private hospital giant with a turnover of $26 billion</div> | ||
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<div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">[[Association of British Healthcare Industries]] is the industry association for the medical technology sector in the UK which lobbies for NHS spending and support for its members' products</div> | <div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">[[Association of British Healthcare Industries]] is the industry association for the medical technology sector in the UK which lobbies for NHS spending and support for its members' products</div> | ||
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<div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">[[Bupa]] is an international healthcare company specialising in health insurance</div> | <div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">[[Bupa]] is an international healthcare company specialising in health insurance</div> | ||
| + | 51.497283, -0.135972, Edelman | ||
| + | <div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">Lobbying agency [[Edelman]] specialises in healthcare, lobbying for among others health insurance firm [[Bupa]] and pharmaceutical giant [[AstraZeneca]]. | ||
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| + | 51.496535, -0.134993, UnitedHealth | ||
| + | <div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">Head office of [[UnitedHealth]] (Europe), a private healthcare company owned by one of the largest health insurers in the United States | ||
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| + | 51.492642, -0.140775, Progressive Vision | ||
| + | <div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">Neo-liberal think tank [[Progressive Vision]] with links to [[Nurses for Reform]], [[Doctors for Reform]], the [[Adam Smith Institute]] and [[Institute of Economic Affairs]]. | ||
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| + | 51.495164, -0.127448, Capita | ||
| + | <div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">Outsourcing group, [[Capita]], has a sizeable health business. Its CEO, [[Paul Pindar]] ranks 75th in the Health Service Journal's top 100 most influential people in health 2010. | ||
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| + | 51.500322, -0.132337, Advocate | ||
| + | <div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">[[Advocate Policy and Public Affairs]] is a lobbying consultancy specialising in healthcare. Clients include Merck Sharp & Dohme ([[MSD]], [[Bayer Schering Pharma]] and [[Alexion Pharmaceuticals]]. | ||
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| + | 51.497312, -0.127374, Global Health Partner | ||
| + | <div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">[[Global Health Partner]] is a private healthcare company headquartered in Sweden, which provides obesity treatment services to the NHS | ||
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| + | 51.508248, -0.137618, Apax Partners | ||
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| + | 51.498155, -0.13256 | ||
| + | <div style="width: 330px; height: 60px">Sovereign Capital, investment firm founded by John Nash, specialising in healthcare, education & training and business support services. Nash is former Chair of [[Care UK]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:42, 7 October 2012
Click on a peg to see a brief summary of individual health companies, lobbying firms or health lobby groups.
Click on the + (top right) inside each entry to continue reading the Powerbase profile inside the map, or on the balloon title to jump to the profile.
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(A) 51.499831, -0.124726, Parliament
(B) 51.502486, -0.125318, Department of Health
(C) 51.492605, -0.125428, Conservative Party headquarters
(D) 51.497312, -0.127374, Liberal Democrat headquarters
51.506398, -0.12696, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry is the UK pharmaceutical industry's main industry body and lobby group. Members include seventy five companies in the UK producing prescription medicines, supplying more than 90 per cent of the medicines prescribed through the National Health Service
51.497148, -0.145375, International Federation of Health Plans
International Federation of Health Plans is a global network of one hundred private health insurance companies in 31 countries
51.516424, -0.129837, Independent Healthcare Advisory Services
Independent Healthcare Advisory Services is an influential lobby group representing private healthcare companies in the UK. Members include hospital groups, cosmetic treatment providers and staffing agencies
51.495217, -0.138663, 2020health
2020health is a Westminster based centre right think tank for health and social care, set up in 2006
51.495886, -0.128381, Civitas health unit
The Civitas health unit, part of the right-wing think tank Civitas, was set up to 'facilitate informed and impartial debate among key stakeholders, patients, and the grassroots of the medical profession, in order to help build consensus on the future of health care in the UK
51.49678, -0.128966, Doctors for Reform
Doctors for Reform is a lobby group supported by the free market think-tank, Reform, which believes in liberalising the public sector
51.500437, -0.129955, Policy Exchange
Policy Exchange is a think tank close to Conservative leader David Cameron. On healthcare reform it believes in competition between different providers and for a greater role in private sector companies delivering NHS services
51.497937, -0.129351, Adam Smith Institute
Think tank, the Adam Smith Institute, is a fierce critic of the NHS. It argues for a shift in healthcare spending away from tax and more to the individual, as well as for a bigger role for private for-profit healthcare providers
51.496865, -0.126975, Institute of Economic Affairs
51.497054, -0.134905, Westminster Advisers
Lobbying firm Westminster Advisers counts as a client the lobby group H5, which represents the five largest private hospital groups in the UK
51.518925, -0.111382, Weber Shandwick
Lobbying Agency Weber Shandwick conducts lobbying and PR for a number of healthcare clients including the Association of British Healthcare Industries
51.511392, -0.136265, Cicero Consulting
Finance sector lobbying agency Cicero Consulting counts health insurer AXA-PPP Healthcare as a lobbying client
51.509072, -0.071885, College Hill
Lobbying Agency College Hill counts private hospital group, General Healthcare Group as a client
51.512938, -0.124399, Fleishman Hillard
Lobbying Agency Fleishman Hillard lobbies for a number of healthcare clients including Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, American Pharmaceutical Group, Aviva Health UK and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
51.518208, -0.141719, MHP Communications
Lobbying agency MHP Communications has a growing healthcare business and health sector clients include pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca, Bayer Schering Pharma and Roche
51.512928, -0.143005, Humana
US owned commissioning services firm Humana is poised to cash in on proposed government changes, which will see commissioning handed over to GPs
51.510378, -0.085104, Aetna
American health insurance company and commissioning firm, Aetna is looking to benefit from the move to GP commissioning
51.5169, -0.135829, Tribal Group
The healthcare arm of consulting firm Tribal Group sees a major opportunity in providing infrastructure for new GP consortiums
51.497582, -0.134192, Capita
Outsourcing group, Capita, has a sizeable health business. Its CEO, Paul Pindar ranks 75th in the Health Service Journal's top 100 most influential people in health 2010
51.519707, -0.180782, UnitedHealth
US owned commissioning services firm UnitedHealth is poised to cash in on proposed government changes, which will see commissioning handed over to GPs
51.518199, -0.149073, Circle
Circle is the first private hospital group in the UK to take over the running of an NHS hospital. Part-owned by employees, it is popular with Conservatives who see this development as 'mutualisation not privatisation'
51.521368, -0.163837, HCA International
HCA International is a private hospital group operating in the UK and owned by HCA Inc, a US private hospital giant with a turnover of $26 billion
51.499084, -0.113369, Association of British Healthcare Industries
Association of British Healthcare Industries is the industry association for the medical technology sector in the UK which lobbies for NHS spending and support for its members' products
51.514242, -0.081583, Aviva
Aviva is the UK's third-largest private medical insurer
51.51451, -0.085319, Axa UK
AXA PPP Healthcare is one of the largest private medical insurance providers in the UK
51.516131, -0.085482, Care UK
Care UK is a private health and social care firm
51.517704, -0.123266, Bupa
Bupa is an international healthcare company specialising in health insurance
51.497283, -0.135972, Edelman
Lobbying agency Edelman specialises in healthcare, lobbying for among others health insurance firm Bupa and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.
51.496535, -0.134993, UnitedHealth
Head office of UnitedHealth (Europe), a private healthcare company owned by one of the largest health insurers in the United States
51.492642, -0.140775, Progressive Vision
Neo-liberal think tank Progressive Vision with links to Nurses for Reform, Doctors for Reform, the Adam Smith Institute and Institute of Economic Affairs.
51.495164, -0.127448, Capita
Outsourcing group, Capita, has a sizeable health business. Its CEO, Paul Pindar ranks 75th in the Health Service Journal's top 100 most influential people in health 2010.
51.500322, -0.132337, Advocate
Advocate Policy and Public Affairs is a lobbying consultancy specialising in healthcare. Clients include Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD, Bayer Schering Pharma and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.
51.497312, -0.127374, Global Health Partner
Global Health Partner is a private healthcare company headquartered in Sweden, which provides obesity treatment services to the NHS
51.508248, -0.137618, Apax Partners
51.498155, -0.13256
Sovereign Capital, investment firm founded by John Nash, specialising in healthcare, education & training and business support services. Nash is former Chair of Care UK
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(A) Parliament
(B) Department of Health
(C) Conservative Party headquarters
(D) Liberal Democrat headquarters
