Shergold Miriam, Grant Jonathan
RAND Europe, Westbrook Centre, Cambridge, UK.
Health Res Policy Syst. 2008 Jan 29;6:2. doi: 10.1186/1478-4505-6-2.
The optimal support of health-related research and development with public money is a complex challenge. Over the last century, policy makers in England have conceived and implemented a variety of models, ranging from independent, curiosity driven research to needs-based state commissions, and promoting different bodies to oversee scientific work. This paper traces these approaches, identifies the principles that drove them, and discusses their role in shaping policy for publicly funded health research, up to the recent launch of a new research strategy by the Department of Health.
用公共资金对与健康相关的研发进行最佳支持是一项复杂的挑战。在过去的一个世纪里,英国的政策制定者构想并实施了各种模式,从独立的、好奇心驱动的研究到基于需求的国家委员会,并推动不同机构监督科学工作。本文追溯了这些方法,确定了推动它们的原则,并讨论了它们在塑造公共资助健康研究政策方面所起的作用,直至卫生部最近推出一项新的研究战略。