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What will the government’s Covid-19 mental health and wellbeing recovery action plan mean for
By Sonya Cullington, Account Director at ZPB The government published its Covid-19 mental health and wellbeing recovery action plan on 27...
Apr 13, 202110 min read


One year on – how has the pandemic affected mental health and well-being?
By Anne Janssen, ZPB’s Analyst It has been a year since the announcement of the first national lockdown. The news of the opening of...
Mar 23, 20214 min read


Is the working relationship between the NHS and private partners under threat?
This article was first published in HealthInvestor. Last week the National Audit Office concluded that, despite the exceptional...
Dec 2, 20204 min read


What is to blame for the increased impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minorities?
Analysis By Alicia Bossey Although the entire population is susceptible to the novel coronavirus, there is mounting evidence that...
Nov 13, 20203 min read


Telling stories with data
Data adds another dimension to a story. It provides insight, legitimacy, enhancing your message creating impact and important context. It...
Sep 10, 20204 min read


Where next for data and digital?
So much has changed for the world of digital health since the pandemic – or has it? We spoke to 14 healthcare leaders to understand what...
Aug 21, 20204 min read


Where next? The health and care system re-set and what it means for you
By Zoe Bedford As the NHS and its partners come to terms with the events of the last few months and start COVID Phase 3 planning, ZPB...
Aug 12, 20205 min read


Hancock misses the point – the NHS is stretched to breaking point
The NHS Staff Survey paints the same picture every year – over-worked and under-paid staff working around the clock to provide essential...
Feb 19, 20202 min read


Like Harvey Weinstein, people ‘must have known’ about Paterson
ZPB’s, Managing Partner and Director of Insight & Strategy, Alex Kafetz, spent the last two years as an independent adviser to the...
Feb 6, 20204 min read


WhatsApp Doc?
A version of this blog was first featured in November’s issue of Health Investor. Alex Kafetz, managing partner and director of...
Nov 8, 20193 min read


The 4 P’s of marketing reimagined for the NHS
By Rachel Allan, Delivery Director, ZPB Associates Some years ago, when I worked in central government, a newly-fledged civil servant who...
Sep 19, 20193 min read


Creating influence and impact with advisory boards
Why do organisations want advisory boards? The right ad board can fast-track the maturity of organisations – board members bring with...
Sep 9, 20192 min read


What’s it like to work at ZPB?
We’re hiring! This is good news because it means we’re growing with plans for even more growth and development in the coming year. ...
Jun 24, 20192 min read


It takes great comms to bring the worlds of health and tech together
Chief executive of ZPB Associates, Zoe Bedford, has published an article in PR Week. Click here to read it in full.
May 15, 20191 min read


Digital health: promise or hype?
By Isabella Taylor Team ZPB were lucky enough to spend their Valentine’s Day with the Cambridge Health Network (CHN) as it kicked off its...
Feb 27, 20194 min read


Tech Week at ZPB
Last week saw Charlie and Alex M attend the Fourth Industry Revolution APPG in Parliament with Push Doctor and on behalf of Medic...
Feb 14, 20191 min read


When you know what you’re good at, play to it
By Zoe Bedford We have invested a lot of time over the last 18 months in our team, culture, feedback mechanisms and responsiveness....
Feb 6, 20192 min read


Bracing the cold: preparing for a winter run
In less than a month, four of ZPB’s bravest (and most foolhardy) will brace the cold for a 10k Winter Run to raise money for The Little...
Jan 22, 20192 min read


Out with the old, in with the not so new
By Zoe Bedford The long-awaited long-term plan came out on Monday and whether its timing was aimed to distract from the upcoming Brexit...
Jan 9, 20192 min read


TREATS-ing myself to more time in The Hague
By Alex Metcalfe Following my week as part of The Union communications team in The Hague at the Union World Conference on Lung Health, I...
Dec 4, 20181 min read


How should the pharma industry navigate the NHS in a changing world?
Time to stop seeing each other as impenetrable There is an age-old assumption that the NHS is hard to navigate and at times,...
Nov 7, 20182 min read


Uniting to end TB
Here at ZPB towers, we have been working with The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). Our focus has...
Oct 30, 20182 min read


Six things I’ve learnt in my first 10 weeks
ZPB newbie Isabella Taylor has been in her first job for ten weeks since leaving university. But what has she learned? I have been an...
Oct 18, 20182 min read


Are hospitals the answer?
Pressures on the NHS are increasing, hospital beds are becoming harder to find and as the costs of hospital stays soar, it begs the...
Jun 13, 20182 min read
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