WELLCOME LIBRARY (DH Department _” of Health Science and Innovation Strategy September 2001 PQ 22501871123 Contents CHAPTER PAGE Li Summary of Science and Innovation Strategy 3 2. Innovation and technology transfer 6 3. Supporting the science base in health and social care 16 4. Knowledge generation for health and social care Zl a3 Knowledge management in policy and practice 31 6. Protecting and involving the public 37 if Departmental resources to deliver science & innovation 42 S= eptember 2O0A0H1 WELLCOW [INFORMAT! bers AB lea» ae a Me aeNn t esinoD uotev2 notiaverisl brs sormpiad lunesta Wiehe) yobhorikie Niels noiawonind it wes tpiooy brie :iiserl nt aes Sonate atht wimg l; a ‘) febboe bon (se sot nies agbstwanndt Te Otte yotlod mi regen oglahedierth.« silciie. orl ghivioveal bre onto Chapter ] Qsa usmensme ary owf f CoSccaiennccee aanndd I[nI nnovNRaE tiLAToE n Cn S3 trPraient ae, gae y Department of Health responsibilities Role in science and innovatior Science and innovation goals Major science and innovation priorities The Department of Health's responsibilitie* s ia | The Department of Health has responsibility for promoting and protecting public health, for the provision of health services and setting the policy for the delivery of social care, and is responsible for the stewardship of £48 billion of public funds (in England in 2001 - 2002). It is currently engaged in a major programme to transform the health and social care system to produce fairer, faster services that deliver better health and quality of life and tackle inequalities. This is reflected in the Department's Public Service Agreement targets. The programme to deliver these changes is set out in the NHS Plan, Our Healthier Nation and Social Care White Papers. As well as driving policy and service priorities, this programme also determines the Department's research priorities. The Department's role in science and € innovation Wwe Science and innovation are essential for modern health and social care services and for the effective promotion of health and well-being. Advances in science and technology have revolutionised modern medicine providing the antibiotics, vaccines and other interventions that have helped improve the nation's health. The Department's responsibilities inevitably mean that its role in relation to science is very wide. It includes: - encouraging innovation; sponsoring the healthcare industries; contributing through the NHS to the infrastructure for medical research; - investing in new research; - helping to translate research into practice and practical application; - using scientific evidence to inform policy-making and service delivery; ensuring appropriate governance and ethical standards in health research; and - regulating to protect patients. Science and innovation goals Be Science and technology are developing at an increasingly rapid rate. New opportunities arising from the human genome project and advances in biotechnology together with greater public expectations are increasing the opportunity and need for new investment. At the same time there are new threats to health, e.g. Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease, and public attitudes to and confidence in science and medicine are changing significantly. 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The paper does not attempt to capture all the innovative developments being taken forward in modernising the NHS and social care; rather it focuses on those which are science and technology based. 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