Health Services Management Centre and School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham 20 May 2015
- This report, commissioned by Cancer Research UK, examines how best to embed a culture of research in the NHS, in particular in the context of cancer research.
- The findings indicate that research is still often seen by many commissioners and senior staff as an extra on top of existing service provision.
- "CCGs have a specific duty to promote research and the use of evidence obtained from research, as part of their function. This duty to “promote research” can be interpreted in different ways and is not necessarily as strong a driver to foster a culture of research as some observers may believe it to be. Indeed, only 5% of all survey respondents agreed that CCGs have a major role to play in promoting cancer research to clinicians, and only 10% agreed CCGs have a major role to play in promoting cancer research to potential participants. These results strongly suggest that commissioners of services have not yet connected with the research community in a meaningful way, perpetuating the separation between research and service delivery."
- However some CCGs are trying to raise the focus and priority on research based commissioning in particular in relation to primary care.
