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Goodbye to NHS England: structural shake-up or systems step-change?
The timing and nature of the government’s decision to abolish NHS England caught many off guard. While those of us reading the tea leaves...
3 days ago3 min read

Drum circle network launches
Drum circle launches Drum Circle – A Network for Healthcare Communicators by ZPB Associates The healthcare sector is evolving rapidly,...
Mar 171 min read


The end of the £200bn quango
Kier Starmer announced the end of NHS England There was big news yesterday with Sir Kier Starmer’s surprise announcement of his plans to...
Mar 144 min read


Roundup of the new health policy announcements
There’s been a lot of new health policy announcements recently, with more to come this spring. Hear from our Research Manager, Anne...
Feb 212 min read


ZPB Associates appoints Dr Arvind Madan and Dr Jenny Shand to senior advisory team
ZPB Associates has expanded its senior team by adding Dr Arvind Madan and Dr Jenny Shand as new Senior Associates.
Nov 21, 20243 min read

Is patient choice the silver bullet to reducing waiting lists?
Patient choice is once again at the forefront of NHS strategy and the new Labour government, hailing it will reduce waiting lists...
Oct 18, 20244 min read


Wes Wages War - our NHS Providers special
On Wednesday Streeting strode on stage at NHS Providers to in his words “give the NHS its marching orders”.
Oct 18, 20243 min read


The pitfalls of generative AI in healthcare marketing
A bit like Marmite, you either love or hate the ways that generative AI is shaping marketing and content creation – especially the more crea
Aug 27, 20244 min read

Where's Wes? We breakdown his first two weeks in post
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but a lot can happen in two weeks. Our new Labour government has wasted little time since being elected on 5th J
Jul 19, 20244 min read

Meet Nicki, our new Client Partner
This month we have welcomed Nicki to the ZPB team! Nicki joins ZPB as a Client Partner. Nicki will work as a trusted advisor to clients,...
May 28, 20243 min read

Preparation is key to managing a communications crisis
by Ed Grunill Writing for The Spectator, business editor Martin Vander Weyer once said: “Someone, somewhere, is bound to be doing...
May 28, 20242 min read

That's the way the cookie crumbles: marketing in a cookieless world
By Rachel Allan, Delivery Director at ZPB I was at a conference recently and Jon Bond of Weightless showed the lifecycle of 'marketing...
May 22, 20244 min read

Meet Tiya and Kirstie, our newest team members
This month we have welcomed Tiya and Kirstie to the ZPB team! Tiya joins ZPB as an Account Executive and Kirstie joins ZPB as a Senior...
May 2, 20243 min read

Impatient patients and Dr AI: consumerisation of healthcare and what it means for the NHS
What do Amazon, a remote sexual health testing provider and a centre for reproductive health have in common? They are all, by their own...
Mar 22, 20244 min read

In praise of 3-2
by Gita Mendis Like others, at ZPB, this year we’re back in the office three days a week. I for one am glad to see the back of my...
Mar 6, 20242 min read

Remember my name? Fame! Driving outcomes through traditional media
by Ed Grunill We’ve all been there. The client meeting. Ready to hammer out a detailed channel plan to meet your audience where they are....
Mar 4, 20243 min read

Meet Taylor, our new Senior Consultant
This month we have welcomed Taylor to the ZPB team! Taylor joins ZPB as a Senior Consultant. As part of our research and insights team,...
Feb 27, 20241 min read

Making a list, checking it twice: Why marketing should be at the top of your list this Christmas
by Rachel Allan Winter nights are closing in and as we plunge into the Christmas season, let's spare a thought for all the marketing...
Dec 11, 20232 min read

My three month sabbatical to Sri Lanka
by Gita Mendis Last year ZPB introduced a new company benefit for long-term employees of a three month paid sabbatical. It couldn’t have...
Nov 8, 20232 min read

Healthcare from the inside out: why patient experience is at the heart of everything we do
by Hannah Ingham Having worked in healthcare for over a decade, I’d like to think I know a thing or two about the sector – the pressures,...
Oct 24, 20234 min read

The power of insight-led approaches
by Matt Digby Everyone wants to do ‘insight-led’ work. But ‘insight’ gets thrown into every presentation, award entry or white paper,...
Sep 21, 20232 min read

Meet our new team members
This month we have welcomed three new members to the ZPB team: Izzy , Saryona and Maliha (left to right). Maliha and Izzy have joined as...
Sep 18, 20233 min read

Applying commercial marketing principles to public health issues is not new news
by Rachel Allan Applying commercial marketing principles to public health issues is not new – indeed we used to call it social marketing...
Sep 11, 20233 min read

ZPB announced as winners at the 2023 DataComms Awards
ZPB Associates was shortlisted as finalists for two separate categories, ‘Best Data Insight from an Integrated Campaign’ and ‘Best...
Aug 2, 20232 min read
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