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Health Services Research Network: a national voice for HSR Nick Black Chair, Governing Board

Health Services Research Network: a national voice for HSR Nick Black Chair, Governing Board 10 May 2006. Outline. What are our aims? How we achieve them? Who are we? How do we function?. Primary aim.

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Health Services Research Network: a national voice for HSR Nick Black Chair, Governing Board

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  1. Health Services Research Network: a national voice for HSR Nick Black Chair, Governing Board 10 May 2006

  2. Outline • What are our aims? • How we achieve them? • Who are we? • How do we function?

  3. Primary aim • Influence policy makers and managers to support better use of health services research and • ensure that research priorities reflect the needs of the public, policy makers and those responsible for the management of the system

  4. Secondary aims • Campaign for secure funding for HSR and measures to improve HSR careers • Provide a collective voice for health services researchers in health care policy debates

  5. Secondary aims (cont) • Promote issues of common interest to health services researchers, funders, universities and government • Research assessment exercise • Obstacles to conducting research • Promote dialogue between health services researchers, clinicians and managers

  6. Activities • Representing the HSR community to • Management community • Government • Funding bodies • Other professional/scientific bodies • Examples: • Joint meeting with Academy of Medical Sciences • Discussions with DH R&D Director; Minister of Health

  7. Organising events • Day meetings • Annual scientific conference • Examples: • NHS Confederation Annual Meeting Birmingham 14-16 June 2006 • Ist Annual HSR Conference: 1 June 2006 • Health Care Policy & Management Forum: Dec 2005 • Regional day meetings: Manchester (October 2005; Birmingham Ist November 2006)

  8. Building international links with equivalent bodies, the EU and other international agencies with an interest in HSR • Examples: • AcademyHealth (USA) • Australia & New Zealand HSR Association • Canadian HSR Association • Canadian HSR Foundation/CIHR • Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

  9. Producing and disseminating briefing papers, particularly for managers • Example: • DH Best Research for Best Health (Aug 05) • Responding to consultations • Examples: • Research assessment exercise (Sept 05) • DH Best Research for Best Health (Oct 05) • Cooksey Review on Single Health Fund (summer 2006)

  10. Keeping our members informed and involved, and facilitating inter-connections • Examples: • Participatory meetings • Website and emails (cascade to individuals) • Quarterly report from Governing Board • Helping managers identify researchers/research

  11. Membership • HSR groups/centres/units/departments • Universities • NHS trusts • Independent sector • Charitable sector • Professional associations • NHS trusts (NHS Confed member) • Private health care organisations (NHS Confed member)

  12. Finance • Sponsorship • Department of Health R&D Directorate • Nuffield Trust • Health Foundation • Corporate membership subscriptions • Secretariat at NHS Confed headquarters

  13. Governance • Governing Board • 4 elected health services researchers • 3 NHS Confed (Policy director + 2 managers) • 3 representatives of sponsors (DH, HF, NT) • Quarterly meetings to agree and steer work programme • HSRN is a stand-alone project within framework of NHS Confed governing body

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