The paradox of the NHS trade show
As I walked around the exhibition hall at the Commissioning Show last week, there was one thing that struck me. If the NHS commissioning landscape is becoming a free market, then this must be its trade show.
As I walked around the exhibition hall at the Commissioning Show last week, there was one thing that struck me. If the NHS commissioning landscape is becoming a free market, then this must be its trade show.
We will put the end user at the heart of everything we do.
A: Both are so large they are (allegedly) visible from space!
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Having sold advertising for more years than I care to remember, I have to say this was a part of my career that I’ve always enjoyed.