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Ed Mark Baker, Simon Kirk Radcliffe, pounds sterling15, pp 125 ISBN 1 85775 094 2
Five years after its inception, and having just appointed its second director, the NHS Research and Development Programme has become an integral part of the health service.
Or has it? While those of us in academic health service research units follow each new development with keen interest, discussions with clinicians and managers sometimes reveal a considerable degree of ignorance. Even when they are aware of the programme, they often lack understanding of important aspects of it, such as the role of multidisciplinary research and the basic...