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It’s good to TALK Is early advice from health technology authorities and payers on a pipeline product the answer to achieving greater commercial success? Pial Ganguli looks at the NICE-Novartis pilot which set out to develop, and evaluate, a draft process for providing ad-vice prior to Phase III trials  read article

The last piece of the jigsaw? As global competition for clinical research intensifies, Dr Magnus Jaderberg reviews how the UK has become more attractive as a venue and calls on the NHS to deliver the final changes  read article

Giving patients a voice In a bid to encourage more research into diabetes, Professor David Matthews, Dr Eleanor Kennedy and Dr Paul Chester explain how the Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology is pioneering a novel modern media approach to patient recruitment  read article

A quick guide to IRAS The integrated research application system – IRAS – is a radical departure from the conventional ‘silos’ of applications that a clinical researcher has faced in the past. Launched this January for ‘consultation-in-use’, the system is designed to assist in achieving the ‘enter data once’ paradigm ...  read article

NIHR News

27 June 2008: Agreement on research careers to strengthen UK’s skills base A new agreement will ensure that the UK’s researchers are nurtured and supported during their career development. By setting out clear expectations for researchers, research managers, research institutions, and funders of research, the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers aims to sustain research excellence in the UK, bringing benefits to the health, economy and well being of our nation. Read the press release. Visit the Concordat website. 24 June 2008: Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, hosts summit to honour 60 years of health research in the NHS Gordon Brown confirms that health research is a core function of the NHS at a specially convened health research summit to commemorate 60 years of NHS research at the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust. Speaking at the summit, Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Health, stated that every patient in the NHS should have the right to take part in approved medical research that is appropriate for them, and set out the measures that will be introduced to deliver this commitment. Alan Johnson. Read Alan Johnson's commitment DH press release Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust web information 04 June 2008: Multi-million pound funding announced for the Patient Research Cohorts Initiative More than seven million pounds in funding from the NIHR, the MRC and the health research departments in Scotland and Wales, has been awarded to researchers to create small, extensively defined groups of patients to advance the understanding of different diseases and patient responses, which in turn will lead to the development of innovative new medicines and improved treatments. Press release Patient Research Cohort Initiative 30 May 2008: New NIHR School for Social Care Research announced Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis today announced plans to establish a new NIHR School for Social Care Research. A call for statements demonstrating eligibility for membership was also launched today. DH press release NIHR School for Social Care Research call News Source: http://www.nihr.ac.uk/

Clinical Discovery News
04/07/2008  'Medical research centre will help save many lives'
26/06/2008  US clinical trial starts climb 12% in 2007
26/06/2008  Big drugs companies shift trials from UK
09/06/2008  Scientists Launch Major Study Into Depression
05/06/2008  Costing template launches for industry trials
02/06/2008  £20M health research collaboration announced for the southwest England
27/05/2008  UNIVERSITY'S £6M LINK WITH HOSPITAL
16/05/2008  Women’s role in clinical research undervalued, study finds
25/04/2008  NIHR CSP procedure needs more testing
15/04/2008  MMR doctor admits he was unaware of child ethics rules
09/04/2008  Call for better training for research nurses
09/04/2008  No joy for MHRA but tighter rules for pharma following Seroxat probe
09/04/2008  ‘Professor’ struck off for unethical drug tests
20/03/2008  £35m Biomedical Research Centre to boost patient care
27/02/2008  MRC putting £10 million into disease models research
22/02/2008  ICR sets out options for pharmacists in clinical research
06/02/2008  Commission issues ethical recommendations on trials in children
31/01/2008  Imperial boost to clinical research
30/01/2008  Collaboration to improve the UK's health
24/01/2008  £20m ploughed into research centres
24/01/2008  Medical Research in NHS Lothian Benefits Patients, Staff and Scottish Economy
17/01/2008  NHS Health Research Shapes Up For The Future, UK
16/01/2008  WHO piles on the pressure for paediatric medicines
10/10/2007  University of Leicester Cancer Researchers Investigate ‘Smoking Gun’ Trail
10/10/2007  Cancer Expert Appointed Chief Clinician Of Cancer Research UK
10/10/2007  Medical funding increased in drive to find new treatments
09/10/2007  Clinical Trials Directive likely to turn Europe into the poor relation of clinical academic medicine
09/10/2007  Clinical staffing a 'tremendous problem'
01/10/2007  World's biggest medical research laboratory planned for London
17/09/2007  First Round Of Awards Made Under The New NIHR Programme Of Research For Innovation, Speculation And Creativity (RISC)
12/09/2007  Department Of Health Helps Pioneering Health Project Recruit Volunteers
24/08/2007  Biotech industry sits up and takes notice of Addenbrooke's innovation
23/08/2007  Cancer team hits back at low marks report
22/08/2007  UK Cancer Rates 'As Bad As Eastern Europe'

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