title: The Royal College of Physicians Simms Lecture, 6 December 2011: clinical research networks and the benefits of intensive healthcare systems.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Leeds. P.J.Selby@leeds.ac.uk
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Selby
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seymour
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom