Thanks for the reminder!
I responded today and have the same view. It seems to want
to concentrate research in fewer centres, rather than what I'd
prefer which is to make a culture of enquiry more part of the
culture of the health (and related) services.
It also seems to emphasise medical research.
I thought there were some useful ideas like simplifying the
bureaucracy of ethical approval.
On 19 Sep 2005 at 14:13, Petra Boynton wrote:
> As many of you will know the Department of Health in the UK have
> launched a consultation exercise on the direction of research within
> healthcare.
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> Entitled 'best research for best health' those working in healthcare
> and health research are invited to comment on a new national health
> research strategy.
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> The closing date for the consultation period is the 21 October 2005
> and I wonder if those of us working within healthcare settings as
> researchers or practitioners would like to produce a group response to
> the document.
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> I think it's got some good aspects to it, but it is also in danger of
> setting up a particular view of research, researchers and the
> researched which may not fit with ideas around community psychology
> (or diverse research methods for that matter).
>
> You can access the document here
> http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/69/35/04116935.pdf
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> bw
> Petra
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> Petra M Boynton, PhD
> Lecturer in Health Services Research
> Department Primary Care and Population Sciences, UCL.
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