Health Lobbying Map

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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

51.495217, -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.

51.497054, -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.

51.512928, -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.

51.519707, -0.180782, United Health

US owned commissioning services firm United Health is poised to cash in on proposed government changes, which will see commissioning handed over to GPs.

51.499084, -0.113369, Association of British Healthcare Industries

ABHI 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

The UK's third-largest private medical insurer

(A) 51.502486, -0.125318, Department of Health

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(A) Department of Health