Published 1 May 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b1825
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b1825

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Health minister Ara Darzi pushes innovation in the NHS

Jacqui Wise

1 London

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Doctors have been challenged to come up with innovations to tackle some of the challenges that the population’s health face.

A £220m ({euro}250m; $330) pot will be available to England’s 10 strategic health authorities to encourage innovation within the NHS. Each authority will receive £2m this year and £5m in each of the following four years as dedicated regional innovation funds.

England’s strategic health authorities have a legal duty to promote innovation and support the spread of innovative technologies and solutions throughout the health services. This is part of new measures set out in the health bill currently before parliament.

Strategic health authorities will decide locally how to use the money to support innovation. The funds will focus largely on promoting innovations in healthcare delivery, health improvement, and patient engagement rather than the development of new drugs or devices. Teams of NHS staff, general practices, primary care trusts, or . . . [Full text of this article]


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