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  Last week in the lead up to World Mental Health Day, Porterhouse joined our charity partner, YoungMinds, by taking part in their #HelloYellow initiative to show young people that they are not alone if they are struggling with their mental health. Our team supported the day with an article about the impact of the …

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  As a ‘Mindful Employer’, Porterhouse Medical Group is keen to raise awareness of mental health and has taken positive steps to normalise conversations in the workplace about this issue. In addition, our 2021 charity partner is YoungMinds, whose aim is to ensure all young people can get the mental health support they need, when …

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  At Porterhouse Medical Group, as a busy healthcare communications agency, we are very aware of the importance of mental well-being; therefore, we have a team of trained Mental Health First Aiders to help support the well-being of the Porterhouse family. As many of our staff have been working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, …

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  As a busy, global healthcare communications agency group focused on delivering scientific and creative excellence, we recognise that one of the main factors of our success is the people we employ. We are delighted to congratulate Richard Oakham on his long service of 5 years at Porterhouse Medical Group. Since joining our agency in 2016, Richard has …

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is an international event occurring every September that aims to increase awareness of childhood cancers and their impact on children, young people and their families. [1] Childhood cancer: Facts and statistics In the UK, there are approximately 1,900 new cases of childhood cancer (cancer within individuals aged 0 to 14 years) …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to welcome two more new starters to our growing healthcare communications agency group. We are pleased to welcome Hannah Tomlin, who has joined our global scientific services team as an Associate Medical Writer and will be based in the Nottingham office. Hannah is highly qualified for her new role, …

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  The Porterhouse Medical Group face-to-face socials are back! As a reward for everyone’s hard work and to get everyone together now that social distancing restrictions have eased, our social team organised an afternoon of wining, dining and horsing around at Newbury races this weekend. The sun shone on many (both in terms of the …

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  At Porterhouse Insights, we help pharmaceutical and healthcare companies understand the changes in behaviour needed to make better healthcare choices. To promote a change in a certain behaviour, we must first successfully analyse and understand the underlying dimensions that contribute to the behaviour itself. This is not a simple task, and it remains an …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to announce that two new starters have joined our expanding healthcare communications agency group. We are pleased to welcome Katie Poundall (left) to our global scientific services team as Associate Medical Writer, who will also be based in the Nottingham office.  Katie graduated this summer with an MSci in …

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Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to announce that Tim Greaves has been promoted to the role of Digital Designer within the creative team. Tim joined Porterhouse in September 2020, having recently graduated with a BA (Hons) in graphic communication from the University of Reading, with a focus on digital design. Since then, he has been …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to announce that Jack Bollins has been promoted to the role of Medical Writer within our global scientific services team. Jack joined our scientific services team earlier this year in February, having graduated from the University of Bristol in 2017 with a BSc and a PhD in biochemistry. In …

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  September is World Alzheimer’s Month. [1] Although this has been an annual campaign since 2012, [2] awareness of Alzheimer’s disease is especially important at present because people with Alzheimer’s disease may be acutely affected by COVID-19, not only in terms of managing the symptoms of dementia in a changing healthcare environment but also with …

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