Packer Forbes Communications

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Packer Forbes has been delivering award-winning communications programmes for over 18 years and is well known in the healthcare communications industry. We are an independent, vibrant agency that specialises in UK-focused communications activities, although we do, of course, undertake successful global programmes. As an organisation with Investors in People status, we take the professional and personal development of our staff very seriously and work hard to maintain the cohesive, creative and friendly environment we are known for. Every team member exhibits Packer Forbes values; they are intuitive, inspirational, passionate and approachable and always deliver insightful, strategic consultancy with flawless campaign execution for our clients time after time.Click on our video below to gain an insight from the team into life at Packer Forbes:

We are proud of our ability to always stay at the cutting edge of healthcare communications through ever-evolving UK environments, including (but not limited to) launch programmes, consumer awareness programmes, internal communications, third party advocacy development and government policy activities. Click on our show reel below to see how over a 12 week period we consistently gained regional media coverage raising awareness amongst patients, carers, healthcare professionals and politicians about the dangers of hospital acquired blood clots:

We specialise in access communications; whether this is access to journalists, clinical experts, GP Commissioners, payer or patient audiences. We ensure access with ideas that will truly capture attention. Ideas that are: 

- bourne of exceptional enthusiasm and imagination

- built upon years of hands-on experience

- supported by flawless logistics.

We have run many campaigns over the years working directly with patient organisations to support both access to treatments and disease information. We have covered numerous healthcare topics that impact on the quality of life of the people affected and we know our activities have helped to make a positive difference to the lives of those affected. Click on this show reel to view a recent high profile disease awareness campaign we orchestrated on female facial hirsutism: 

Of course it is the patients themselves that really communicate to us how important it is to do a great job. They are at the centre of everything we all do and strive to achieve. It is knowing that we can help make a real and valuable difference to their lives that makes us challenge ourselves each and every day to be better than we were the day before. Here is a brief insight into the lives of some of the great patients we have had the pleasure of working with over the years:

As an agency, we honestly believe and accept that we are only as good as our last piece of work. Every day’s work and every difficult project we undertake are, in our minds, opportunities to be better. Why wouldn't you want to be working with an agency like us?

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Areas of Expertise

UK specialists with European and global experience.  We have been delivering creative and insightful healthcare communications programmes for more than 18 years.

Our expertise is built on personal experience of in-house communications, sales, marketing and PR and includes:

- strategic counselling
- access communications
- media relations
- digital media
- disease awareness & educational  
  campaigns
- product launches
- professional relations
- medical education & symposia
- issues and crisis management
- internal communications
- corporate communications (inc CSR)

Recent previous agency experience includes:

- allergic rhinitis
- anaesthesia (neuromuscular block and   
  analgesia)
- anti-infectives (antibiotics and antifungals)
- cardiovascular (lipid control, angina, heart
  failure and hypertension)
- children's health (head lice)
- dermatology (acne, eczema and psoriasis)
- men's health (depression, schizophrenia
  and bipolar disorder)
- neurology (Alzheimer's Disease, mutiple
  sclerosis, cervical dystonia, spasticity,
  Parkinson's Disease and insomnia)
- oncology (lung and colorectal)
- osteoporosis
- pain (migraine and analgesics)
- vaccines

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