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Apr 13, 202110 min read
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...
Mar 23, 20214 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...
Feb 23, 20212 min read
Carving out company culture through lockdowns has award winning results
By Zoe Bedford, Chief Executive and Holly Sutton, Communications Partner Virtual award ceremonies are probably not top of the list of...
Feb 4, 20213 min read
Is collaboration between the independent sector and the NHS under threat post-Covid?
This article was first published in the HealthInvestor magazine (February 2021 edition) following an online panel on 09/12/20 with Zoe...
Dec 2, 20204 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...
Nov 13, 20203 min read
What is to blame for the increased impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minorities?Â
Analysis By Alicia Bossey Although the entire population is susceptible to the novel coronavirus, there is mounting evidence that...
Nov 5, 20201 min read
ZPB Associates under pressure
By Megan Anderson, Account Director Yesterday was a big day for ZPB Associates as we kicked off our Wednesday by taking part in the...
Oct 14, 20204 min read
What is the cost of outpatient appointments?
Face-to-face outpatient appointments require patients to take time off work, travel and organise childcare. This all has a cost to the...
Sep 22, 20205 min read
Will we see a surge in referrals in mental health?
ZPB data briefing by Anne Janssen, ZPB’s Analyst ZPB’s analytic unit was commissioned by Ieso Digital Health to investigate the effect...
Sep 15, 20203 min read
NHS reset – what now for comms and pharma?
Last week ZPB hosted a webinar with the Healthcare Communications Association By Helen Mooney, Senior Content Manager 2020 has been a...
Sep 10, 20204 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...
Aug 21, 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 12, 20205 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...
Jul 20, 20202 min read
Jo Spadaccino appointed as Partner to strengthen pharma business
Jo Spadaccino has joined ZPB as a Partner to help deliver the agency’s ambition of bringing the healthcare worlds of pharma, services and...
Jul 8, 20202 min read
How are we doing? The ZPB customer survey 2020
By Gita Mendis More than nine out of ten ZPB customers have given us an overwhelming vote of confidence, as we collaborate with them to...
Mar 4, 20201 min read
ZPB shortlisted for 2020 HealthInvestor Awards
ZPB Associates has been shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Strategic Consultancy of the Year’ category for this year’s HealthInvestor...
Feb 19, 20202 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 6, 20204 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...
Nov 15, 20192 min read
Worst-ever waiting times, cannabis medicine approval and more election promises – it’s t
A&E waiting times at worst-ever level The NHS has recorded its worst A&E waiting times in England since current targets were introduced...
Nov 13, 20192 min read
ZPB aquires specialist healthcare PR firm Journalista
Today ZPB Associates announces the acquisition of PR specialists Journalista to further establish ZPB as the most connected insight-led...
Nov 8, 20193 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...
Oct 18, 20192 min read
Protests over prices, a workforce crisis and a catfish campaign – it’s this week’s
Protests to cut tuberculosis drug price People have been protesting outside Johnson & Johnson offices around the world to urge the...
Sep 19, 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 9, 20192 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...
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