Health Lobbying Map

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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