Iain Chalmers

Lancet study puts NIHR top of the intl league table for health research in the public interest inc. public involvement @TheLancet

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Yesterday the Lancet published a study by Mona Nasser, Mike Clarke, Iain Chalmers and others looking at how well eleven international research founders are doing to reduce waste in research. This follows a series of articles by Chalmers et al over the last couple of years on the same issue. The study scored funders using … Continue reading Lancet study puts NIHR top of the intl league table for health research in the public interest inc. public involvement @TheLancet

Do we really need the Medical Innovation ‘Saatchi’ Bill? I’m unconvinced.

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If I were a Member of Parliament (MP) voting today on the Medical Innovation Bill - otherwise known as the Saatchi Bill - then, at best, I would be abstaining.  That sounds like a cop-out but please read on. The Bill is named after its sponsor in Parliament, Lord Maurice Saatchi whose wife died of ovarian … Continue reading Do we really need the Medical Innovation ‘Saatchi’ Bill? I’m unconvinced.

Patient View Report: Pharma industry’s lack of transparency harming reputation with patients

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Earlier this week Patient View published the results of its annual tracker of the pharmaceutical industry's reputation among patient groups. The latest study surveyed 600 patient groups (72% of them from Europe). As well as asking patient groups to rank 29 pharmaceutical companies by various indices (such as whether their practices were patient-centred) - Lundbeck … Continue reading Patient View Report: Pharma industry’s lack of transparency harming reputation with patients

Text of speech to INVOLVE 2012 – Public involvement in research: would you like that shaken or stirred?

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Public involvement in research: would you like that shaken or stirred? So, ladies and gentlemen, there I was on Saturday afternoon, at the pictures, watching the new James Bond movie, ‘Skyfall.’  This was background research for today you understand; listening to Adele dolefully sing: ‘This is the end’ which is the opening line of the … Continue reading Text of speech to INVOLVE 2012 – Public involvement in research: would you like that shaken or stirred?