On Wednesday evening David Amess called a debate in the House of Commons to discuss research using animals. A big focus was the need to update UK law next year, to bring us into line with changes to the EU directive which governs this research across Europe. David Amess opened the debate with his concerns about the… [Read more…]
December 8, 2011 by beckypurvis
Last night the Lords had a discussion of the Health Research Authority (HRA)- the new single regulator of health research across the UK which got up and running last week. They asked about the timeline for establishing the HRA as a non-departmental public body with regulatory power across the UK, exploring the functions the HRA… [Read more…]
December 5, 2011 by martinturner
With the details of almost every person in the UK, the health records held by the NHS are an invaluable resource for researchers. George Osborne reiterated the value of data in his autumn statement, highlighting it as a driver of growth through research and innovation and David Cameron spoke of it today. With this in… [Read more…]
December 5, 2011 by beckypurvis
Exciting day for medical research today – David Cameron has just launched a new life sciences strategy in a speech this afternoon. Also published were new initiatives to support innovation in the NHS – following David Nicholson’s review of this. The announcements brought together lots of existing initiatives and made a few new announcements including… [Read more…]
December 3, 2011 by beckypurvis
The Health Research Authority - the planned new single regulator of health research across the UK – came into a being as a special health authority on Thursday. It had its first board meeting and has published a plan of action for its initial four months of operation. The Lords are also set to discuss what… [Read more…]
December 3, 2011 by beckypurvis
I just come across a survey commissioned by the Charities Aid Foundation and NCVO on Thursday, UK Giving 2011, which looked at the UK’s charity-giving habits and found that the most popular cause people choose to support is medical research with over 11 million people giving on a monthly basis. It’s an interesting read also… [Read more…]
December 9, 2011 by beckypurvis
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