RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Royal College of Physicians Simms Lecture, 6 December 2011: Clinical research networks and the benefits of intensive healthcare systems
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 446
OP 452
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-5-446
VO 12
IS 5
A1 Peter Selby
A1 Richard Kaplan
A1 David Cameron
A1 Matthew Cooper
A1 Matthew Seymour
YR 2012
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/12/5/446.abstract
AB Clinical research contributes to the evidence base for the planning of improved healthcare services and creates an excellent environment for the delivery of healthcare and the recruitment and retention of excellent and well-motivated staff. In this paper, we consider the evidence that a research-intensive healthcare system might yield improved outcomes as a result of the impact of the process of research on the provision of care. We review progress in establishing clinical research networks for cancer and the evidence of the impact of the conduct of clinical cancer research in the National Health Service.