You can find the full text of the Prime Minister’s speech at the Global Health Policy Summit in London today here.

David Cameron’s remarks have caught the headlines because of his announcement about the new Phenome Centre.

But, as important, are a number of other areas of his speech. These deal with the importance of the NHS to making research happen, the Government’s commitment to enabling the use of patient data for research including the forthcoming consultation on the NHS Constitution, and his ‘Dementia Challenge.’  If ever we had an insight into his personal priorities for his administration across health research then this speech is a pretty strong synopsis.

In other news today, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, announced that Donald Brydon, current Chair of the Royal Mail Group, will be the new Chair of the Medical Research Council (MRC) succeeding Sir John Chisholm in nine months time.