title: Developing the evidence base for adult social care practice: The NIHR School for Social Care Research.
abstract: In a foreword to Shaping the Future of Care Together, Prime Minister Gordon Brown says that a care and support system reflecting the needs of our times and meeting our rising aspirations is achievable, but 'only if we are prepared to rise to the challenge of radical reform'. A number of initiatives will be needed to meet the challenge of improving social care for the growing older population. Before the unveiling of the green paper, The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) announced that it has provided £15m over a five-year period to establish the NIHR School for Social Care Research. The School's primary aim is to conduct or commission research that will help to improve adult social care practice in England. The School is seeking ideas for research topics, outline proposals for new studies and expert advice in developing research methods.
authors: Director of The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Social Care Research. He has two academic appointments: Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he directs the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU); and Professor of Health Economics at King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, where he directs the Centre for the Economics of Mental Health. Martin's research activities are primarily in the mental health, long-term care and social care fields.
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