INVOLVE response to NHS England Consultation
January 2014
NHS England recently held a 7 week consultation (12 December to 30 January) on the draft NHS England Research and Development Strategy.
The draft strategy lays out 6 objectives to be delivered by 2018. Objective 4 specifically mentions public involvement in research:
- To ensure the inclusion of patients in setting priorities for research and participation in the design, delivery and dissemination of research.
- To promote the ideal that every patient coming into the NHS is offered an opportunity to take part in research.
The INVOLVE Group discussed the draft strategy at their last meeting and, summarising comments from the membership, Simon Denegri, Chair INVOLVE, submitted ‘NHS England Draft Research Strategy: A Response from INVOLVE‘.
The consultation is now complete and NHS England is re-drafting their strategy based on feedback from stakeholder organisations and members of the public. When the final draft has been published we will include it as a news item on the INVOLVE website.
