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1683035

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date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medicine: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support the research and development of medical technologies in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department-funded National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds research to develop medical technologies through its research programmes, primarily the invention for innovation programme. This programme provides funding to industry and researchers to develop innovative healthcare technologies, including medical devices, which address existing or emerging health and social care needs. The NIHR also supports the development of medical technologies through its research infrastructure, primarily the Medtech and In Vitro Diagnostic Co-operatives, which will be replaced with the NIHR HealthTech Research Centres (HRCs) from 1 April 2024. The 14 NIHR HRCs will work with industry and researchers to support the whole pathway from development of medical devices, diagnostics and digital technologies, through to adoption in the health and care system.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 23/01/2024 14:44:35 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1581363

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medicine: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the remit is of the National Institute for Health and Care Research for the commercialisation of early-stage clinical research.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	133648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) invests in research, clinical expertise, specialist facilities, workforce and support services across a range of clinical areas. All NIHR research infrastructure actively supports collaboration with the life sciences industry and supports the commercialisation of new research and related technologies to help grow new companies (including SMEs). The NIHR has a dedicated IP Unit that aims to develop the capacity of NIHR to enter into commercial research partnerships with relevant life science or healthcare organisations as well as providing support in the area of commercial processes, IP management and advice in order to maximise return on investment.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/02/2023 15:28:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 51902 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1332008

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medicine: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase the NHS's capacity to conduct medical research; and whether those plans will include efforts to increase NHS staff's access to dedicated research time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	13940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>On 23 March 2021, the Government published its vision for the future of United Kingdom clinical research delivery. This vision aims to create a research positive culture across the National Health Service and all health and care settings, where all staff feel empowered and supported to participate in clinical research delivery as part of their job, offering rewarding opportunities for all healthcare staff and exciting careers for those from all professional backgrounds who lead research. An implementation plan and strategy setting out how we will deliver the vision in 2021/22 will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/06/2021 12:02:16 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 6607 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1245161

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medicine: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to link UK medical research strengths to (a) national and (b) regional clinical needs.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	106340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the Government’s research funding body for translational, clinical, applied and public health research, funds high quality research for the benefit of the National Health Service, public health, social care, patients and the public. The NIHR’s infrastructure covers all of England, such as the NIHR Clinical Research Network and the NIHR Applied Research Centres. It is a strategic priority for the NIHR that research must follow patient and public needs, and it works in partnership with the public, the health, public health and social care workforce, policy-makers and service commissioners and providers to identify the current and emerging challenges and where evidence is most needed.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/11/2020 10:27:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah