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31st March 2004 : INVOLVE
Since 1991 the NHS has been running a programme
of Research & Development (R&D). This
aims to provide decision-makers in the NHS with
reliable and relevant information, which is based
on research.
The NHS R&D strategy is committed to involving
members of the public in the work it undertakes
- not as "subjects" of research, but
as active participants. Members of the public
have already played an important role in some
areas of R&D in the NHS, but there is room
for improvement.
Recognising this, the Central Research & Development
Committee (which advises the Director of R&D)
set up a unique group to advise them on how best
to involve members of the public in the R&D
process. This group, which met for the first time
in 1996, was originally called: Consumers in NHS
Research. In July 2003, the group changed its
name to: INVOLVE.
http://www.invo.org.uk/
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