The latest news and publications from the Health Services Research Network
September 2008
The latest edition of the King's Fund Current Awareness Service
The HSRN has arranged for members to have access to the King's Fund Current Awareness Service, a useful fortnightly bulletin which covers material added to the King's Fund library database in the previous two weeks, including abstracts of articles, DH circulars, press releases, books and reports.
Update report No 10
Our latest newsletter includes items on:
- NHS Evidence portal
- Social scientists and NIHR senior investigator awards
- Research ethics approval
- Working with Knowledge Exchange
- Upcoming HSRN events and seminars
July 2008
Lord Ara Darzi's High Quality Care for All
Read the key points, a summary and links to comments from other key players on the report.
Annual review 2007/08
This report provides information on the HSRN's activities and achievements in the past year and our plans for the coming year.
March 2008
Update Report No 9
Updates members on the activities of the HSRN and the latest news effecting HSR. In this issue:
- Research passports
- Affiliates
- NIHR
- Ehealth research
- Health Innovation Council
- HSRN Board membership
- Consultation responses
February 2008
HSRN response to the Ministry of Justice Data Sharing Review
Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, and Dr Mark Walport, Director of the Welcome Trust, are carrying out an independent consultation on the use and sharing of personal information in the public and private sectors.
November 2007
Update Report No 8 from the HSRN is now available to download. Topics in this issue:
- Research passports
- Comprehensive spending review
- OSCHR
- NIHR
- UKCRC
- Review of the use of science in Department of Health
- Medical academics
- HSRN Governance changes
- Member perception survey
- SDO Network
- Annual Research Meeting - call for abstracts
- One day meetings
- Recent documents of relevance to HSR
Response to the Government Office for Science review of science in the Department of Health.
The Science Review team in the Government Office for Science is starting a review of the quality, management and use of science in the Department of Health. The HSRN has submitted this response to its consultation.
July 2007
Update Report No 7 from the HSRN is now available to download. Topics include:
- Single health research fund
- NIHR
- Research passports
- SDO-net
- Annual Research Meeting
- One day meetings
- Recent documents of relevance to HSR
June 2007
Annual review 2006/07
Published for our Second Annual Research Meeting, this briefing provides information on the Network's achievements in its second year, the coming years work programme and how you can get more involved.
April 2007
HSRN supplement of the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy
A special supplement of the JHSRP was commissioned following our first Annual Research Meeting in June 2006. It was published in April and contains seven papers presented at the meeting. The seven papers reflect the range of methods and topics in HSR.
December 2006
NHS research ethics: a guide to the new service
The reformed NHS research ethics service will be phased in over the next two years. This briefing outlines the changes and what they will mean for researchers.
July 2006
Implementing best research for best health: a new national health research strategy
Overview of the new strategy intended to make research easier and quicker to get started and improve its quality and relevance to patients.
The HSRN submitted its response to Sir David Cooksey's review on the best institutional arrangements for a new single health research fund.
Sir David Cooksey's review followed the announcement in the March 2006 Budget that a new single health research fund of at least £1bn is to be created, joining the Department of Health's R&D budget to the Office of Science and Technology's health research budgets.
June 2006
Working for health services research: an overview of our first year's achievements and work programmes
This briefing provides information on HSRN's achievements during its first year.
