Report of a Royal College of Physicians and National Institute for Health Research workshop - developing research capacity to ensure successful study development and delivery

T W Evans; J Gower; J Neilson; J Wass; S W Smye; Royal College of Physicians Academic Medicine Committee and National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network

doi:10.7861/clinmedicine.13-5-431

Report of a Royal College of Physicians and National Institute for Health Research workshop - developing research capacity to ensure successful study development and delivery

Clin Med (Lond). 2013 Oct;13(5):431-3. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-5-431.

Authors

T W Evans¹, J Gower, J Neilson, J Wass, S W Smye; Royal College of Physicians Academic Medicine Committee and National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network

Affiliation

¹ Research and Academic Medicine Committee, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK.

Abstract

The landscape and opportunities for clinical research have changed significantly following the creation of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in 2006. This article describes the scale and impact of the NIHR network infrastructure for clinical research and identifies areas for future development in partnership with the National Health Service (NHS), clinicians and research funders.

Keywords: National Institute for Health Research; clinical research; life sciences.

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / organization & administration*
Education
Government Agencies / organization & administration*
Health Services Research
Organizational Objectives*
Societies, Medical / organization & administration*
United Kingdom