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Fw: Support for research in nursing and allied health professions

From:

Jane sandall <[log in to unmask]>

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A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health research." <[log in to unmask]>

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Fri, 17 May 2002 11:34:31 +0100

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen BUTTERY (7125)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 11:26 AM
Subject: Support for research in nursing and allied health professions


> > PRESS RELEASE
> >
> > Date:  16.05.02
> >
> > Fund and award schemes to boost capacity of high quality
> > research related to nursing and professions allied to
> > medicine
> >
> > Embargoed until 1500 hours on Thursday 16 May 2002
> >
> > The HEFCE and the Department of Health have agreed to establish a fund
to
> > increase the
> > amount of high quality research related to nursing and allied health
> > professions, Sir Howard
> > Newby, Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for
> > England, announced
> > today (16 May).
> >
> > Speaking at a meeting of the Council of Deans and Heads of UK Faculties
> > for Nursing,
> > Midwifery and Health Visiting in York, Sir Howard also announced two new
> > award schemes
> > at doctoral and post-doctoral levels for future research leaders.
> >
> > Sir Howard said the announcements were based on the recommendations of a
> > task group,
> > chaired by Professor Janet Finch, Vice-Chancellor of Keele University,
> > which looked at how
> > high-quality research relevant to nurses and professions allied to
> > medicine could be better
> > supported.
> >
> > The report, which was based on independent research, found that research
> > in this area was
> > significantly underfunded in comparison with other comparable
professions
> > such as
> > teaching, and that the available funding was skewed towards short-term
> > projects.
> >
> > Sir Howard said he was struck by the eagerness of the nursing and allied
> > health professional
> > community to engage with the task of supporting evidence based practise
in
> > the professions
> > and creating new knowledge. The task group's report presented a clear
case
> > for nursing
> > research and a plan for investment to realise its potential.
> >
> > Sir Howard said that HEFCE and the DH had accepted the report's key
> > recommendation that
> > a fund should be established to support the development of research
> > capacity in nursing and
> > allied health professions.
> >
> > 'I can announce today that we will be establishing a strategic funding
> > committee with a broad
> > remit to examine what we should fund, how we should fund it and how much
> > support it will
> > require. The committee will have an ongoing remit to advise the HEFCE
and
> > DH and will be
> > asked to report publicly on progress towards a mature and dynamic
research
> > base.'
> >
> > 'I am also delighted to announce that Professor Janet Finch has agreed
to
> > chair the
> > committee. Together with her we will be looking to identify other
members
> > in the very near
> > future.'
> >
> > Sir Howard said that while the amount of funding HEFCE could contribute
> > would depend on
> > the outcome of this summer's Spending Review, it was important to
maintain
> > the momentum
> > that had built up following the publication of the Task Group's report
> > last November (Note 1).
> > 'We think it is important to start now.'
> >
> > Director of Research, Analysis and Information at the Department of
> > Health, Professor Sir
> > John Pattison said:
> >
> > "We are delighted to be working in partnership with HEFCE on this
exciting
> > new initiative,
> > both to address the needs of nurses and allied health professionals as
> > well as develop new
> > research.
> >
> > "Nurses and allied health professionals are already key to the delivery
of
> > patient care in the
> > NHS. This fund will give them the chance to develop not only their own
> > roles but new
> > practices that will benefit everybody who uses and works in the health
> > service."
> >
> > Sir Howard also announced the creation of two new award schemes to
enable
> > individuals to
> > develop their research skills in order to maximise their contribution to
> > health care research.
> >
> > Researcher Development Awards are intended to identify individuals of
> > outstanding potential
> > early in their research careers and 'fast track' them by supporting them
> > in a research training
> > environment with a training programme, which reflects individual talents
> > and needs. These
> > are doctoral awards for three or four years.
> >
> > Post Doctoral Awards are intended for individuals who as yet do not have
> > sufficient
> > experience as independent researchers to apply for a Career Scientist
> > Award but who have
> > already obtained their doctoral degree. These post doctoral awards are
for
> > three or fours
> > years.
> >
> > Ends
> >
> > For further information please contact Philip Walker or Roger Grinyer at
> > HEFCE on 0117 931
> > 7307 or Alison Langley at DH on 7210 5649
> >
> > Notes to Editors
> >
> > 1.    The report 'Research in nursing and allied health professions:
> > Report of the Task
> > Group 3 to HFCE and the Department of Health' (HEFCE 01/63) is available
> > from HEFCE
> > publications (tel 0117 931 7035) and on the HEFCE web-site
www.hefce.ac.uk
> > , under
> > 'Publications'.
> >
> > 2.    Applications forms and guidance notes for the National Nursing and
> > Allied Health
> > Professional awards are available on the Department of Health web-site
at
> > www.doh.gov.uk/research. For further information on the awards, contact
> > Mrs Alison Pighills
> > on 0113 233 6668/7.
> >
> > 3. Allied health professionals comprise a wide range of staff including:
> > physiotherapists,
> > occupational therapists, arts therapist, chiropodists, speech & language
> > therapists,
> > dieticians, laboratory staff, radiographers and paramedics.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Julian Burnell
> > Corporate Communications Department
> > The Higher Education Funding Council for England
> > 0117 931 7431
> > [log in to unmask]
> > www.hefce.ac.uk
> > Northavon House, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol
> > BS16 1QD
> >

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