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Guest blog – Helping London’s SMEs navigate Brexit uncertainty
Chris MacNeil, managing director of e/booster Limited talks about the free Brexit-preparation events giving crucial advice to small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in London Ever since the Referendum in June 2016, Brexit has been the B-word we haven’t been able to escape.
11/06/2019
Seller Sessions Corner – June 2019
Read the latest blog in our exclusive series with Seller Sessions, on the latest industry trends for Amazon sellers.
Industry news
10/06/2019
The impact of falsified medicines
Now that the Falsified Medicines Directive has come into play, understanding what this means for pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacists in acute and community settings, and, ultimately, the impact on patient safety is important.
Industry news
06/06/2019
Mind the gap
It is challenging for NHS organisations to keep up with the number of programmes, policies and strategies in place to drive transformation across the sector. How do we close the gap in understanding and simplifying what these programmes mean to individuals across healthcare?
05/06/2019
What impact have GS1 standards had across the NHS?
If you stand back and look at how digital technology has changed the banking industry, how it has changed the retail industry, how it’s changed every other industry, it is a phenomenal change.
Guest opinion piece
31/05/2019
Using collaboration to deliver Medical Devices Regulation compliance
By introducing GS1 standards in an industry that is ready for change, we can meet our regulatory requirements and unlock the digital potential in the healthcare supply chain. The compliance deadlines for the EU Medical Devices Regulations are rapidly approaching.
Guest opinion piece
28/05/2019
What is the value of GS1 adoption to the NHS?
Leading figures from the Department of Health, the General Medical Council and NHS Trusts in England speak to GS1 UK Lord Prior, Professor Terence Stephenson, Pat Mills, Lorna Wilkinson and Kevin Downs have all told us what they think.
Industry news
27/05/2019
Clinical engagement is vital to enable GS1 standards adoption
Following on from the 2019 GS1 UK Healthcare Conference, head of healthcare, Glen Hodgson shares insights on the importance of clinical engagement to GS1 standards adoption. It had never really occurred t
Guest opinion piece
22/05/2019
Connecting organisations – what’s your problem?
In a series of blogs from our 2019 healthcare conference sponsors, Ian Moody, associate at Transalis assesses the challenges of connecting systems and information across organisations.
Guest opinion piece
17/05/2019
A guide to getting started in food and drink
Here at GS1 UK, we’ve been working with Young Foodies, an up-and-coming community of Britain’s brightest food and drink start-ups, to build scalable and exciting consumer enterprises Our partnership is dedicated to giving entry-l
Industry news
03/05/2019