2. National Institute for Social
Care and Health Research
(NISCHR)
• Develops policy on research and development
(R&D) to reflect the health and social care
priorities of the Welsh Government
• Aims to support the creation of high-quality
evidence to inform policy and benefit patients
and the public
• Commissions and directly funds R&D activity
3. Strategic direction
• Together for Health – 5 year vision for NHS (2012)
• Achieving Excellence – QDP NHS (2012-16)
• Science for Wales (2012)
• Life Sciences draft strategy (2012)
• NISCHR AHSC (2011)
• Innovation Health and Wealth (Dec 2011)
4. NISCHR Industry Policy
• Acknowledges the important role of the
Life Science Sector in Health and Wealth
• Commitment from Welsh Government to develop
Wales as an attractive place to undertake
commercial research
• Recognises the pivotal role of the NHS in
delivering research
• Signals a need to change the present way of
working with industry
5. UK Life Science Sector
• World leading & high tech
- R&D investment of £5 billion annually
- Turnover of £50 billion
- Attractive to investors
• Distinct from other sectors
Delivers economic prosperity whilst improving
public health & reducing healthcare costs
6. Academia
• Translational Research
- potential for collaborative approach
- greater reliance on academia
- opportunities for NISCHR Infrastructure
• Pool resource / expertise
– Shared revenue
– Impact on patients
7. NHS Wales
Task:
alleviating the burden of ill health and
transforming patient outcomes
Research & Innovation must be valued
and is central to the future development
of the NHS
Minister HSS&C & Director General HSS&C
8. NHS R&D
National objective of Delivery Framework 2012/13
Create a research environment which
promotes and encourages commercially
funded research activity within the NHS
• Encouragement from NISCHR to plan
strategically
- Patients
– Future investigators
– Income generation
9. Innovation
“development of a new idea, service or
product, which can significantly improve the
quality of health and social care”
• Welsh Government priority
– Health, Wellbeing Good Practice and Innovation
Board
– National Assembly for Wales review of uptake of
technology
– NISCHR funding to focus on patient facing
research and clinical unmet needs for patient
benefit
10. Promoting Wales
• UK context
– Competitive global landscape
• Showcasing / celebrating successful
collaborations
– BioWales
– MediWales Innovation Awards
– Health Research Wales
11. Summary
• Policy launched
• Provides a clear commitment from Welsh
Government to develop Wales as an attractive place
to undertake commercial research
• Recognises the importance of collaborative
relationships between NHS, academia and industry
to deliver benefits to patients and the economy
