Peter Farmer Email & Phone Number

Altrincham, Cheshire

➢ Farmer Consulting Ltd. are a healthcare company providing expert contract support and analysis services to medical device, pharmaceutical and FMCG companies. They offer a wealth of experience in clinical research, process management, medical information and education. My medical writing, information and education services include: ➢ Searching for and analysing technical information to provide written reports.➢ Medical writing for regulatory requirements, training and promotional purposes.Projects have included:• Clinical evaluations for medical device submissions in line with MedDev 2.7.1 Rev. 4 (2016) • Literature reviews of wound dressings for global wound care company • Clinical literature summaries for promotional purposes for sales teams and for Internet audiences• Insight to FMCG company on properties and claims of potential new ingredients for products• Clinical evaluation database design, data input and report writing

Manchester, United Kingdom

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) 2012-2013NICE provides evidence-based guidance for anyone with a responsibility for providing healthcare, public health or social care services to ensure the care they provide is of the highest quality and value for money. Evidence Updates highlight new evidence since published guidance was issued and provide a commentary describing its strengths and weaknesses. • Contract medical writer producing Evidence Updates on healthcare topics including: ovarian cancer, harmful drinking and alcohol dependence, and hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes. Follow link to view documents: https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/about-evidence-services/bulletins-and-alerts/evidence-updates

Trafford Park, Manchester

➢ SSL International was a global consumer healthcare company prior to being taken over by Reckitt Benckiser in 2010. They operated in more than 40 markets with a workforce of over 5,000 employees and sales of £642.4m. SSL International was managed from the Group’s main UK operational centre in Manchester focussing on key brands Scholl footcare and footwear and Durex sexual wellbeing as well as a portfolio of pharmaceutical products.- Responsible for providing information and education to global teams on medical and technical aspects underpinning the sexual wellbeing Durex brand. Managed one member of staff and reported to Head of Durex Innovation. • Initiated new education programme for Durex including recruitment and development of a new team member. • Implemented five internal education programmes to support all category areas of sexual wellbeing to be rolled out globally and assisted with training of all consumer facing Reckitt Benckiser staff. • Developed relationships with third party information providers offering technical searches to overcome internal knowledge gaps and provide technical alerts to assist Innovation teams.• Identified and co-ordinated conference programme for all of Group Innovation function focusing on Durex, Scholl, Innovation, pharmaceutical and medical device needs of the department.• Implemented new folder structure for Innovation department to encourage more efficient data storage.

- Responsible for managing internal and external medical or technical information service requests: performing searches, analysing literature, providing pro-active alerts. • Assisted Durex new product development by assessing new areas of interest through detailed reviews analysing published literature, contributing to risk analyses, assessing whether claims were evidence based, editing and copy approval for promotional and web content.• Answered internal and external medical and technical information requests from marketing, regulatory and innovation colleagues.• Developed auditable process flows detailing departmental activities to meet ISO and medical device quality standards.• Established pro-active alerts reporting new ideas, literature or current awareness using bespoke databases to promote awareness within the company of sexual wellbeing landscape. • Searched for and liaised with key opinion leaders in sexual wellbeing through database searches and conference attendance.

Trafford Park, Manchester

• Responsible for managing medical and technical information related to wound management, infection control and medical glove products. Managed one Medical Information Officer. • Presented at internal conferences and produced literature summaries for external conferences.

Medlock Rd, Oldham

• Managed internal information requests to support new product development on OTC pharmaceuticals and medical devices related to sexual wellbeing and foot care. • Handled external complaints and enquiries from healthcare professionals and consumers.

Manchester Royal Infirmary

• Responsible for managing emergency admissions and supervising junior colleagues on a busy medical admissions ward. • Made key decisions for the welfare of patients and fellow staff.• Prioritised patient care on a busy ward whilst being aware of pressures on bed availability. • Organized care plans and utilised multi-disciplinary teams.

Diploma In Professional Nursing Studies

History

A Levels In English, History, And Economics