Partnering with the NHS
We have a team of people, the NHS Operations Team, whose principal role is to work closely with policy decision makers within the NHS including Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), and networks of cancer and cardiac centres. We aim to partner with these customers to help them better deliver high-quality health care within a given region or area.

With government policy moving towards a model of treating people outside hospitals, we are working with PCTs on implementing more pro-active preventative treatment programmes, which aim to help reduce pressure on hospitals in the future. For example, our cardiovascular portfolio is well-aligned with treatment targets in the new GP contract and we are able to provide advice to payers in this field.

More than Medicines initiative
Bristol-Myers Squibb understands the pressures faced by the NHS in ensuring all patients have access to the best possible health care within funding constraints. We also appreciate that medicines are just one part of the solution.

To help alleviate these pressures, we developed the 'More than Medicines' initiative. This comprises a variety of flexible, tailored programmes to support payers who face the constant challenge of improving patient outcomes within set budgets and timelines.

By working in partnership with NHS organisations we can help them meet set standards, such as those contained in national service frameworks, or National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance, as well as aiding improvements to patient health and securing more effective use of their resources.