NHS research programme to be transformed

doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7513.368

BMJ 2005;331:368 (13 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7513.368

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NHS research programme to be transformed

Andrew Cole

London

Will the government's plans to boost NHS research go far enoughto address the crisis in academic medicine? Andrew Cole reports

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The health department for England claims that its plans to transformthe way clinical research is funded and structured will helpmake England "the best place in the world for health research,development, and innovation."

The proposals, which are out for consultation until 12 October,promise a radical overhaul of existing arrangements, with aview to improving the information available so that patientsand professionals can make better informed choices about healthcare and treatment. Although the precise details have not yetbeen set out formally, the proposals envisage a virtual Institutefor Health Research directing and overseeing all NHS research;a streamlined funding system designed to reward research thatis directly relevant to patient care; and 10 "academic medicalcentres" with £100m ($179m; ${euro}$ 145m) a year to spend on innovativeprojects. Where these will be is not yet clear; neither arethe clinical areas they will specialise in.

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