Cogora

Cogora, is a media and marketing services company based in London, England. Cogora's media brands include Pulse, Nursing in Practice, The Commissioning Review and Hospital Pharmacy Europe, while the company's marketing services arm delivers research, strategy and campaigns for its clients.
Cogora's media brands serve a range of different healthcare professionals, including nurses, general practitioners and hospital pharmacists.
History
Campden Media was founded in 1987 in London. The company was divided into two divisions: Campden Health, a pan-European healthcare publishing and events business, and Campden Wealth, an information provider serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
Campden Wealth was sold in early 2013 and Campden Health subsequently repositioned itself as a media and marketing services firm and changed its name to Cogora.
Pulse, a monthly news magazine and website on British primary care, was bought by Cogora from Briefing Media in November 2013.
In October 2013 Cogora acquired PCM Healthcare, a medical education and communications agency. PCM Healthcare is structured into two separate divisions: PCM Scientific, its specialist CME and independent education business, has delivered some of the largest and most successful practice-enhancing education programmes in Europe over the last few years; and Pharmacom Media, its separate promotional medical communications team, produces medical communication strategies and tactical campaigns for its blue-chip pharmaceutical clients.
Business
Cogora produces content for healthcare professionals including:
* (founded in 1960) focused on general practitioners in the UK.
* Nursing in Practice (2003) focused on UK primary and community care nurses
* The Commissioning Review (2010)
* Management in Practice (2005) for UK practice managers
* Hospital Pharmacy Europe(2002) for European hospital pharmacists
* Hospital Healthcare Europe (2000) in conjunction with the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE), Chief Executives and Departmental Directors in Europe.
* The General Practice Awards - Launched in 2011, the General Practice Awards recognise innovation and excellence in UK primary care. Awards are given for individual and team achievements, such as Nurse of the Month and Communications Provider of the Year.
Cogora produces healthcare research reports such as the survey On the Line: Patient Access in Primary Care, which included a foreword from Dr. James Kingsland, President of the National Association of Primary Care.
Pulse's survey on the lack of confidence held by GPs in their local community mental health services, was given exclusively to ITV News. Their surveys often target key issues facing the healthcare community and NHS as an institution.
In 2014, a campaign was launched by Pulse and supported by Management in Practice and Nursing in Practice to stop GP practices closures. GPs were asked to sign a petition to pledge their support. Recommending practices be provided with emergency funding, the campaign has been backed by organisations, including the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Medical Association.
Cogora was awarded 'Digital Innovation of the Year' at the PPA Independent Publisher Awards in December 2014.
Pulse
Pulse is a monthly news magazine and website on British primary care. It has been distributed without charge to general practitioners in the United Kingdom since 1960.
Awards won by Pulse include:
* PPA Independent Publisher Awards 2015 - Business Magazine of the Year
* MJA Winter Awards 2015 - Investigative reporting / scoop (specialist audience) - Caroline Price
* PPA Independent Awards 2014 - Business Magazine of the Year- just a year after purchasing Pulse
* MJA Summer Awards 2014 - Story of the Year - Alex Matthews-King
* BSME Awards 2014 - Scoop of the Year - Alex Matthews-King
* MJA Winter Awards 2014 - Investigative reporting/ scoop (professional media) Jamie Kaffash
Pulse launched a recruitment site, Pulse GP Jobs, for general practitioners, online and within the monthly publication. A readership survey in 2016 found that 93% of GPs would recommend Pulse GP Jobs to a colleague.

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