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The Life Channel: GP Surgeries

Promoting health & well-being and celebrating life

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National Media Partners

The Life Channel has extensive experience of working with some of the UK's biggest brands and charities, delivering communications to patients about health-related products and services that could enhance their everyday lives.

Whether it be the promotion of prescription services and pharmaceutical products or campaigns designed to raise awareness of conditions including Diabetes or Strokes, The Life Channel engages audiences in a captive, receptive and relevant environment, reducing wastage.

  • AstraZeneca is one of the world's leading pharmaceuticals, focusing on creating innovative, effective medicines that make a difference in many areas of healthcare. AstraZeneca is presently working with The Life Channel to promote Emla Cream, an over-the-counter cream designed to numb the skin before injections.

  • BUPA is one of the most recognisable health brands in the UK, is currently working with The Life Channel to promote their care homes across the country.

  • For the month of January 2009, The Life Channel became The Change4Life Channel, helping to promote the Department of Health's Change4Life initiative encouraging better nutrition and exercising.

  • The Life Channel have developed strong bonds with the Department of Health, providing a platform to communicate with viewers in the GP surgery whilst they are in a receptive environment to health based messaging. We are presently broadcasting the new 18 weeks initiative, along with several other campaigns.

  • The Life Channel has been working with the Food Standards Agency for over 18 months to help promote healthy, well-balanced diets and food hygiene.

    The Life Channel has been working with the Food Standards Agency for over 18 months to help promote healthy, well-balanced diets and food hygiene. We have broadcast a number of campaigns including Food Safety Week and the FSA's Salt Campaign and have worked to act as a mouthpiece to inform and educate viewers of a variety of FSA initiatives.

  • Macmillan Cancer Support  have been working with The Life Channel for several years, using the network to communicate with sufferers of Cancer and families of those affected, providing unique support services and advice.

  • The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)  is the governmental agency responsible for standards of safety, quality and performance of medical products. They are currently running the 'Yellow Card' campaign which enables patients to report the side effects of medicines.

  • The NHS have been working in partnership with The Life Channel to promote their new website, NHS Choices. Providing expert information on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living, this website has been developed to help you make choices a

    The NHS have been working in partnership with The Life Channel to promote their new website, NHS Choices. Providing expert information on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living, this website has been developed to help you make choices about your health, from lifestyle decisions about things like smoking, drinking and exercise, through to the practical aspects of finding and using NHS services when you need them.

  • The Life Channel is pleased to welcome back Novartis onto the channel promoting their smoking cessation brand Nicotinell, helping to encourage smokers to quit the habit.

  • Pfizer is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies dedicated to developing the best medicines for people and animals. From October, Pfizer will be working closely with The Life Channel to promote Champix, their prescription product designed to help people quit smoking.

  • Phadia, the global leader in allergy testing, is working with The Life Channel to promote the ImmunoCAP® range of laboratory allergy tests, offering premium value for clinicians and their patients - from test to treatment.

  • Tesco are The Life Channel's National Pharmacy Partner. Working closely with the Tesco Pharmacy team, The Life Channel broadcasts four different products each month including repeat prescription services, health checks for blood pressure and cholesterol.

    Tesco has been The Life Channel's national pharmacy partner for the past two years, providing viewers with local information as to where to find their nearest Tesco pharmacy services as well as a whole host of product offers.

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