OPEN Health is a family of expert practices, working in partnership to drive positive change in healthcare communications & market access. With over 500 staff globally and 3 key practice areas:
OPEN Health - Medical Communications
OPEN Health - Patient & Brand Communications
OPEN VIE - Value, Informatics & Evidence
At OPEN Health, we recognise that business success lies not just in financial performance but also in the sustainability of our impact on the world in which we live.
We are committed to using our talents, skills and resources in ways that can do most good for our people, our communities, and the environment around us.
Everyone at OPEN Health is able to submit an idea for a CSR initiative or activity, so all staff can garner support for causes close to their hearts and participate in the busy calendar of events – whether it’s raising money, raising awareness, or pro-bono provision of our valuable services.
My Name’5 Doddie foundation * Carers UK * Alexander Devine Children’s hospice * Foxes Piece School * Sandygate school * British Heart Foundation * Ouseburn Farm * MyelomaUK * Strive for Five * OneCan food bank + trust * Macmillan Cancer Support * Sport Relief * XP Support Group * Equali-Tea * Holy Trinity School Marlow
Alexander Devine Website has gone live!
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We are delighted to announce that OPEN Health Medical Communications was named Medical Affairs Agency of the Year at the virtual 2020 Communiqué Awards ceremony on 02 July 2020.
Turning scientific knowledge and data into evidence
OPEN Health has today announced the integration of Pharmerit International, a global leader in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), into its group of companies.
OPEN Health Group have appointed Rob Pilbrow into the newly formed role of Global Managing Director, Medical Writing.
OPEN Health Medical Communications has announced the promotion of two members of its senior leadership team. Jen van Zwieten and Margot Hannah become Group Managing Directors, with responsibility to oversee and drive the strategic goals for the medical communications teams in Europe.
To mark Rare Disease Day 2021 on Sunday 28 February, OPEN Health will be intentionally quiet on all LinkedIn channels from 26 February to 1 March in order not to distract from awareness generated by patient groups.
Join OPEN VIE and Pharmerit – an OPEN Health Company at the ISPOR European Virtual Conference from 16-19 November 2020 to see how we are shaping the healthcare industry with innovative research methods and world-class communications.
Gavin Jones, Director of Rare Disease, provides his thoughts on last week’s NORD Breakthrough Summit and a collective need to reduce inequalities in rare disease
Hear from OPEN Health's Briony Frost
We asked Becca McConnell to give us an insight into her role as Senior Account Executive at OPEN Health.
OPEN Health’s Beth Lesher and Annemarie Clegg examine what the convergence of medical communications and market access means for pharmaceutical companies.
Hear from Trish Shepherd COO, Patient & Brand Communications, OPEN Health
OPEN Health introduce an overview of regulatory and HTA developments for digital therapeutics in Europe focusing on Germany and the UK
We asked Mina Patel to give us an insight into her role as Global Head of Publications at OPEN Health
Explore more with OPEN Health
Our Director of Rare Disease, Gavin Jones looks forward to his conversation with Emily Crossle & Betsy Bogard at #WODCUSA2020 !
Ditch the Label – it’s just me.
Summary of their recently published white paper on gene therapy followed by a Q&A session on 12th June 2020. Book now!
Ben Speller shares his thoughts on the value of disease specific congresses
International Clinical Trials Day finds clinical research in the spotlight like never before, with any news coming from the many studies into potential vaccines and treatments for SARS-CoV-2
Gavin Jones, Director or Rare Disease, attends the congress to better understand the viewpoints of patient groups, health systems and payers
Gavin Jones is looking forward to sessions on innovation in advanced therapies and working towards equitable access.
Charity fundraising for Motor Neuron Disease
Richard Jones introduces our Head of Health Psychology (Dr Sumira Riaz)
Margot Hannah, Partner and Group Managing Director, and CSR lead at OPEN Health shares her thoughts on our latest report.
Gavin Jones shares his thoughts on why congress is so important at this time and the key sessions he is looking forward to.
Annie Rankin how we can work smarter with healthcare professionals
Shortlisted for Best Patient-Centric Approach for 2020 BOBI Awards.
Stacey Osafo, Senior Account Manager, talks about some practical steps she uses for successful virtual meetings and events based on OPEN Health’s vast experience
Written by Briony Frost , OPEN Health
Paul Morrissey, Global Business Director, OPEN Health
Written by OPEN Health's Chris Hodgson, Neil Rees, Sumira Riaz and Karen Petticrew
Louise Carrington and Gemma Allen, OPEN Health
OPEN VIE (Amanda Pulfer, Strategic Director and Sergio Diaz, Patient Centred Outcomes Consultant) were delighted to speak at the Medical Affairs Leaders Forum yesterday.
Celeste Kolanko, Managing Director, Liberum OPEN Health
Emily Wigginton, Client Services Director, OPEN Health Patient & Brand Communications
OPEN Health’s Richard Jones, Gemma Allen and Charlotte Richards discuss how pharma can utilise tools, channels and stakeholders to deliver change and enable better outcomes.
OPEN Health champions CSR over Christmas by giving back to the community and increasing our activities and efforts
Celeste Kolanko, Managing Director of Liberum, OPEN Health takes 15 minutes to answer some key questions on independent medical education.
OPEN Health joined a number of rare disease patients, patient groups and industry representatives at the Regent Street cinema in London to see the winners announced at the Rare Film Festival – an awards ceremony that celebrates and showcases films that raise awareness of rare disease.
Written by Briony Frost, OPEN Health
Written by Gavin Jones, OPEN Health
Enhanced expertise to deliver impactful internal training programmes for healthcare clients
Gavin Jones, Director of Rare Disease, OPEN Health takes 15 minutes to answer some key questions on healthcare communications in gene therapy
New for 2020, OPEN Health is pleased to announce its sponsorship of MedComms Networking
Isobel Owens shares her experience of the OPEN Health Graduate Programme from OPEN VIE to OPEN Health Medical Communications
Gemma Allen, Head of Digital Communications, OPEN Health takes 15 minutes to answer some key questions on digital in medical communications
Gene therapy and advanced cell-based therapies offer patients hope and the potential to make them ‘chronically well’.
A recent blog, published by Sarah Tressel Gary and Rinah Yamamoto called “Patient-Reported Outcome Data in Oncology Trials - Part 2: Clinical Benefit and Patient Preference”, has sparked our interest. This blog has been written to provide commentary on a topical issue relating to the use of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in oncology trials.
Neil Rees, Head of Research, OPEN Health Patient & Brand Communication takes 15 minutes to answer some key questions on insights and market research in pharma
Having just returned from a very busy but hugely enjoyable few days at congress, I wanted to share our views on the event and key themes that our healthcare communications practices took away from the discussions and presentations.
By Chris Hodgson, Neil Rees, Sumira Riaz and Karen Petticrew While we can all agree that the value of developing a patient journey map cannot be underestimated when exploring the care pathway for a patient, there appear to be inconsistencies within the same pharmaceutical organisations as to how patient journey mapping is defined.
Harnessing the power of collaborations to bring real insights and improve outcomes
Vicky Bramham, Managing Director, OPEN Health takes 15 minutes to answer some key questions on PR discipline.
Rob Pilbrow, Global Managing Director, Medical Writing, OPEN Health takes 15 minutes to answer some key questions on scientific writing
Marie Little, Managing Director, OPEN Health Patient & Brand Communications takes 15 minutes to answer some key questions on healthcare advertising
As part of the OPEN Health CSR programme one of the charities we support is Alexander Devine. They are a local Children's Hospice based in Maidenhead who provide a truly heart-warming service to children and their families at very tough times in their lives.
Sumira Riaz, Health Psychologist at OPEN Health Patient & Brand Communications, takes 15 minutes to answer some key questions on patient-centricity in pharma.
Richard Jones, Managing Director Patient Engagement, OPEN Health Patient and Brand Communications, takes 15 minutes to answer some key questions on patient engagement in pharma
Carwyn Jones, Senior Partner at OPEN Health, takes 15 minutes to answer some key questions on the procurement function in pharma.
The third plenary session at ISPOR in New Orleans focused on affordability in the face of new and expensive therapies and asked the question “is affordability driving a need to revolutionise drug pricing?”
During our graduate induction period in September 2018, we were asked to find a charity that could benefit from the expertise of the OPEN Health practices. We made the decision to work with the XP Support Group (XPSG), which is a charity based in High Wycombe that works with individuals affected by Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP).
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