Parliamentary awareness campaigns - products, profile and issues
BIBA can provide political lobbying and communications support. We can help put together tailor-made programmes that will raise awareness of a particular issue or cause, and help build reputations amongst policy makers and parliamentarians both at Westminster and at the devolved assemblies. We can put your plans into practice and deliver results for your organisation in Westminster and Whitehall.
Contact programmes and coalition building
BIBA can design contact-building programmes that will help you reach the right government department and identify the right policy makers and parliamentarians. We can also help you make a successful approach and give the right tools to make your case. BIBA can also help you identify other stakeholders and groups who may share your goals.
Political event management - with policy makers and politicians
BIBA can project manage and design a whole series of parliamentary events, briefings and receptions for a political audience and a wider group of stakeholders. As part of a political engagement programme or a reputation building exercise, these events help you reach a wider audience.
Advice on NICE Clinical Guidelines and the Technology Appraisal process
New devices and medicines have to show to offer value for money before they become widely available within the NHS in England and Wales through engagement with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). BIBA are able to project manage you with NICE Technology Appraisals, and advise on the development of NICE Clinical Guidelines. We have experience of turning our knowledge and skills into strategies that work for our clients. NICE evaluations do not operate in a social or political vacuum, we use the range of public affairs and communications tools to prepare and shape the environment for subsequent decisions.
- Pre-licence issue promotion (a much neglected area)
- Product launch and follow-through
- Removing funding barriers
- Guidance through the parliamentary process and NICE technology appraisals
Policy monitoring and intelligence gathering
BIBA can offer political monitoring services that will keep you up to date on the latest political developments. This is crucial if you are to have any hope of influencing or shaping policy. In the UK we focus on the work of both Houses of Parliament as well as Whitehall, providing targeted information from relevant Government departments; and we cover all aspects of activity ranging from consultations and committee discussions to new initiatives in the pipeline. We can also offer detailed analysis of the latest policy announcements and Parliamentary briefings, receptions, meetings and policy seminars can play an invaluable role in communicating your key messages and arguments to a wide audience of interested stakeholders - whether as individual standalone projects or as a key component of a comprehensive public affairs strategy or campaign.
Local grassroot campaigns and liaison with NHS Trusts
NHS Trusts can be influenced by local politicians, the media, patient groups and professional bodies. BIBA can help clients engage with NHS Trusts and engage with stakeholders that influence commissioning decisions. We can also help obtain positive publicity through engaging local political champions and the media.
Political market research
Understanding the attitudes and opinions of politicians and other stakeholders towards an organisation or a particular issue is an important tool when making commercial decisions. BIBA has a well established research business that undertakes both clinical and political consultancy.
