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From time to time we run online surveys of the MedComms Community about topics of general interest and make the results freely available here. They make for fascinating reading. If you have an idea for a suitable survey then please feel free to email Peter Llewellyn
#MedComms Freelancing Barometer 2024, conducted 01-31 January 2024
A massive 550 responses! The results are fascinating and should be valuable for all freelancers, aspiring freelancers and anyone who commissions freelancers. And they provide plentiful food for thought and valuable insights, for everyone, into the state of #MedComms today and where we are heading. The full data set is freely accessible for you. It is worth taking time to browse the many free text comments.
[READ THE LINKEDIN POST AND COMMENTS]
[ACCESS THE FULL DATA SET DIRECTLY]
Some representative filtered results:
[DOWNLOAD A FULL REPORT IN PDF FORMAT]
Zenopa's Healthcare Communication's Talent Insight Survey (UK) 2023
In this webinar, Mark Denton and Seb Hall from Zenopa review the key findings from their Healthcare Communication's Talent Insight Survey (UK) 2023, which was conducted 15 May - 09 June 2023. This survey is designed to provide valuable insights to both employers and employees in the sector. And we answer questions from the audience.
This recording was made on 21 June 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT (PDF)
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#MedComms Workbook IR35 Survey, conducted 1-8 November 2021
Off-payroll working (IR35) tax changes in the UK finally came into force from 6 April 2021. A year later than planned. Seven months on, we asked subscribers to the MedComms Workbook service - see medcommsworkbook.com - about their experience so far. Participation was on an entirely anonymous basis and we collected responses from 91 individuals. This was not intended as a robust study but will hopefully provide a useful barometer of sentiment amongst our specialist community, and provide a valuable insight into current working practices. The full data set is freely accessible for you as indicated below. It is worth taking time to browse the many free text comments.
A working practice survey: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on current and future patterns
In this webinar, Tim Hardman (Director, Niche Science and Technology) and Steven Walker (Director, St Gilesmedical) review the key findings from "Working practice survey: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on current and future patterns", a survey that ran in July-August 2021. For more than a year we have faced personal disruption and worry, whether that's juggling childcare and conference calls, working in cramped bedrooms, financial pressures or maintaining remote relationships with family and friends. How have we fared in MedComms? Will lessons learned during the pandemic be translated into new working paradigms? And we answer questions from the audience.
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4th annual Healthcare Communications Workforce Insight Survey
In this webinar, Daniel Clifton (CEO, Paramount Recruitment) and Mike Ellingham (Marketing Consultant) review key findings from the "4th annual Healthcare Communications Workforce Insight Survey", which was conducted in May 2021.
This recording was made on 16 June 2021 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
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Now what's the state of #IR35 readiness amongst #MedComms freelancers in the UK?
Editor's update - there was no delay and the new rules were introduced as of 6 April 2021.
This was a repeat of a survey conducted in February 2020, and follows a year's unexpected delay in implementation of the IR35 changes due to COVID-19. So, once again we find ourselves expecting changes to the IR35 tax rules in the UK to apply in just 7 weeks. These will surely affect the working practices and relationships between at least some freelancers and their clients in the healthcare comms and medcomms industry but, for now, it's not clear exactly how. Once again we wanted to gauge the state of readiness and attitudes amongst the UK MedComms freelance community as represented by subscribers to the MedComms Workbook service. Has the one year delay led to clients and freelancers preparing themselves properly for these changes? The one clear message is "NO!" There's still a great deal of uncertainty and confusion and, frankly, far too little communications from the clients about their plans.
IMPORTANT - this survey ran between 4-14 February 2021. This is before the UK's Budget Statement, which is expected on 3 March 2021. So, there's still a possibility, however unlikely, that the changes will be delayed or indeed abandoned.
Note participation was on an entirely anonymous basis and the results were then made freely available to all. This was not intended as a robust study but will hopefully provide a useful measure of sentiment amongst our specialist community and prove useful to companies that are currently planning how working practices might need to change.
[READ THE SHORT REPORT ON LINKEDIN]
[DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF REPORT]
MedComms Networking Barometer 2021
This sixth annual survey of the MedComms Networking Community ran throughout January 2021. Participation was on an entirely anonymous basis and we collected responses from 612 individuals. This was not intended as a robust study but will hopefully provide a useful barometer of sentiment amongst our specialist community, and provide a valuable insight into the development and maturity of this important business over time. The full data set is freely accessible for you as indicated below. It is worth taking time to browse the many free text comments. This year we collected lot of comments about home working.
[DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF REPORT]
Note we have also filtered the data as follows:
Freelancers only N=163
MedComms / Med Ed agencies only N=339
COVID-19: Challenges of home-working, a survey to inform working practice in MedComms
In this webinar, Tim Hardman (Director, Niche Science and Technology) and Steven Walker (Director, St Gilesmedical) will review the key findings from "COVID-19: Challenges of home-working, a survey to inform working practice", a survey that ran in May-June 2020.
This recording was made on 17 June 2020 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
DOWNLOAD THE SUMMARY REPORT (PDF)
NOTE the full peer-reviewed paper has been published in EMWA's journal, MedicaL Writing, in March 2021; Challenges of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey to inform working practices
WEBCAST:
3rd annual Healthcare Communications Workforce Insight Survey
In this webinar, Daniel Clifton (CEO, Paramount Recruitment) and Mike Ellingham (Marketing Consultant) will review key findings from the "3rd annual Healthcare Communications Workforce Insight Survey", which ran in April-May 2020.
This recording was made on 17 June 2020 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
DOWNLOAD THE SUMMARY REPORT (PDF)
WEBCAST:
What's the state of #IR35 readiness amongst #MedComms freelancers in the UK?
It seems highly likely that changes to the IR35 tax rules in the UK will apply from 6 April 2020. These will surely affect the working practices and relationships between at least some freelancers and their clients in the healthcare comms and medcomms industry but, for now, it's not clear exactly how. We wanted to gauge the state of readiness and attitudes amongst the UK MedComms freelance community as represented by subscribers to the MedComms Workbook service.
IMPORTANT - this survey ran between 18-23 February 2020. This was before the UK's Budget Statement, which is expected on 11 March 2020. So, there's a possibility, however unlikely, that the changes will be delayed or indeed abandoned.
Note participation was on an entirely anonymous basis and the results were then made freely available to all. This was not intended as a robust study but will hopefully provide a useful measure of sentiment amongst our specialist community and prove useful to companies that are currently planning how working practices might need to change.
[READ THE SHORT REPORT ON LINKEDIN]
[DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF REPORT]
Why do you want to be a #MedComms Freelancer?
"In these days of ultra-flexible employment packages, what exactly is the appeal of 'being a freelancer'?". I asked the #MedComms Workbook freelancers - and here is the response. Some fascinating food for thought in these interesting times as we await news in the UK of IR35 tax changes which are, surely, going to impact our working practices. What do you think? Do share.
[READ THE SHORT REPORT ON LINKEDIN]
MedComms Networking Barometer 2020
This fifth annual survey of the MedComms Networking Community ran throughout January 2020. Participation was on an entirely anonymous basis and we collected responses from 528 individuals. This was not intended as a robust study but will hopefully provide a useful barometer of sentiment amongst our specialist community, and provide a valuable insight into the development and maturity of this important business over time. The full data set is freely accessible for you as indicated below. It is worth taking time to browse the many free text comments.
[DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF REPORT]
Note we have also filtered the data as follows:
Freelancers only N=156
MedComms / Med Ed agencies only N=273
Healthcare communications salary survey 2019
This is the second year that this annual healthcare communications salary survey was run by Paramount Recruitment, and supported by MedComms Networking, in order to benchmark salaries and identify key trends within the healthcare and medical communications market. More than 600 healthcare communications professionals completed the survey and the results are freely accessible as indicated below.
Do you need a PhD to get an entry-level job in #MedComms medical writing in the UK?
During January 2019 we surveyed the qualifications of entry-level medical writers employed during 2018 in the UK. We received data from 25 MedComms agencies and 5 specialist recruiters, which demonstrates the value placed on post-graduate qualificatons.
READ THE SHORT REPORT ON LINKEDIN
MedComms Networking Barometer 2019
This fourth annual survey of the MedComms Networking Community ran throughout January 2019. Participation was on an entirely anonymous basis and we collected responses from 515 individuals. This was not intended as a robust study but will hopefully provide a useful barometer of sentiment amongst our specialist community, and provide a valuable insight into the development and maturity of this important business over time. The full data set is freely accessible for you as indicated below. It is worth taking time to browse the many free text comments.
[DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF REPORT]
Note we have also filtered the data as follows:
Freelancers only N=142
MedComms / Med Ed agencies only N=289
Healthcare communications salary survey 2018
This healthcare communications salary survey was launched by Paramount Recruitment, and supported by MedComms Networking, in order to benchmark salaries and identify key trends within the healthcare and medical communications market. Nearly 650 healthcare communications professionals completed the survey and the results are freely accessible as indicated below.
MedComms Networking Barometer 2018
This third annual survey of the MedComms Networking Community ran throughout January 2018. Participation was on an entirely anonymous basis and we collected responses from 376 individuals. This was not intended as a robust study but will hopefully provide a useful barometer of sentiment amongst our specialist community, and provide a valuable insight into the development and maturity of this important business over time. The full data set is freely accessible for you as indicated below. It is worth taking time to browse the many free text comments.
[DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF REPORT]
Note we have also filtered the data as follows:
Freelancers only N=124
MedComms / Med Ed agencies only N=197
MedComms Networking Barometer 2017
This second annual survey of the MedComms Networking Community ran throughout February 2017. Participation was on an entirely anonymous basis and we collected responses from 318 individuals. This was not intended as a robust study but will hopefully provide a useful barometer of sentiment amongst our specialist community, and provide a valuable insight into the development and maturity of this important business over time. The full data set is freely accessible for you as indicated below. It is worth taking time to browse the many free text comments.
[DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF REPORT]
Note we have also filtered the data as follows:
Freelancers only N=100
MedComms / Med Ed agencies only N=154
Research with Results: tracking engagement for MedComms and Pharma - Pre-event survey
In the lead up to a meeting held by Altmetric on 19 April 2016, which was supported by MedComms Networking, we ran a simple, anonymous, online survey and collected responses from 124 specialists working in and around MedComms. This survey was by no means a robust study but was intended to simply provide a snapshot of wider opinion amongst the community. The full data set is freely accessible for you as indicated below. As always it is worth taking time to browse the many free text comments.
MedComms Networking Barometer 2016
This new annual survey of the MedComms Networking Community ran throughout January 2016. Participation was on an entirely anonymous basis and we collected responses from 374 individuals. This was not intended as a robust study but will hopefully provide a useful barometer of sentiment amongst our specialist community, and provide a valuable insight into the development and maturity of this important business over time. The full data set is freely accessible for you as indicated below. It is worth taking time to browse the many free text comments.
[DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF REPORT]
Note we have also filtered the data as follows:
Freelancers only N=116
MedComms / Med Ed agencies only N=190
FLASH SURVEY: GPP3 in Practice - Pre-event survey results
In the lead up to the MedComms Networking event, GPP3 in Practice, in October 2015 we ran a simple, anonymous, online survey and collected responses from 197 specialists, which provided some interesting insights into the views of the community. The top line data was included in the presentation given at the event by Liz Wager, but the full data set is freely accessible for you as indicated below. It is worth taking time to browse the many free text comments.
MedComms Procurement 2014
In the lead up to the two MedComms Networking events, Procuring MedComms - an insider's view, in December 2014 in Oxford and in Macclesfield, we ran a simple, anonymous, online survey and collected responses from 61 specialists, which provided some interesting insights into the challenges the MedComms community face. The top line data was included in the presentation given by Peter Llewellyn, but the full data set is freely accessible for you as indicated below. It is worth taking time to browse the many free text comments.
Flash survey - the need for Professional Indemnity (PI) for MedComms freelancers
Not for the first time, there is a lively ongoing discussion amongst MedComms Freelancers on Linkedin about the need for Professional Indemnity (PI). Do they need it and if so for what? This survey was by no means a robust study but was intended to simply provide a snapshot of wider opinion and experience from amongst the community. Hopefully everyone will learn something from it. We invited participation via the MedComms Networking Community, and from members of the MedComms Networking Linkedin Group and the MedComms Workbook Linkedin group.
Flash survey - freelance MedComms medical writers and the place of writing tests
Not for the first time, there is an ongoing discussion amongst several individuals on Linkedin as to the appropriate place of writing tests in selecting freelance writers for MedComms projects. This survey was by no means a robust study but was intended to simply provide a snapshot of wider opinion amongst the community. We invited participation via the MedComms Networking Community, and from members of the MedComms Networking Linkedin Group and the MedComms Workbook Linkedin group.
Copyrght Licensing - 29 April 2014 - pre-event survey
On 29 April 2014 we ran a MedComms Networking meeting in Oxford and asked for some help from participants as well as the wider MedComms Community.
This was unashamedly a very quick and simple, indeed crude, survey specifically of the MedComms agencies, just to help us in our discussions about the real-life challenges faced by those specialists.
Sunshine event 12 February 2014 - pre-event survey
On 12 February 2014 we ran a MedComms Networking event in Oxford and asked for some help from participants as well as the wider MedComms Community.
This was unashamedly a very quick and simple, indeed crude, survey of the community, just to help us in our discussions of the practical implications of the US Sunshine Act and of the new European national codes arising from EFPIA's Disclosure Code last year.
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