Access to Clinical Expertise
Steve Bain
David Powell
Jemma Hughes
Paula Jeffries
Session overview
• NISCHR AHSC Overview
• Services NISCHR AHSC can provide to
Industry
• Support available from local NHS R&D
offices
• Industry perspective of working with NHS in
Wales
• Q&A
People, patients, service users, carers
NHS & social care
Universities
Industry
Community
Academic Health
Sciences
Collaboration
Runs NHS
Permission unit, &
NHS support posts,
links to R&D offices,
monitors NHS R&D
funding and leads
on industrial
collaboration
Academic
Social Services
collaboration
A capacity
building pilot
scheme with
social services
Biomedical
research Centres
Support for four
flagship high quality
translational
research groups to
help them deliver
Clinical research
Centre
Support for studies
through research
professional
network, portfolio
management,
training and
development and
public/patient
engagement
Faculty
Networks (RRGs)
The
community of
NISCHR
funded
researchers
Networks of
researchers who
generate proposals,
win grants,
deliver and
disseminate
Welsh Government
NISCHR leads on strategy, policy, commissioning, funding, contract management and governance of
NHS & social care R&D
Trials units &
Infrastructure
groups
Support and deliver
high quality
research
NISCHR AHSC- Mission
• To facilitate the collaboration between NHS
Organisations, Higher Education Institutions
and the Industry Sector in Wales
– in order to combine basic and translational
research, clinical care and education
– to create world-leading improvements in
healthcare
Working with Industry
• Industry Task & Finish Group established in late 2011
• Included representation from Industry (Multi-national and
Welsh), Government, NISCHR infrastructure, HEIs and NHS
• The group’s remit was to make recommendations to
NISCHR AHSC as to how we should interact with Industry
T&F group recommendations
Recommendations were made and agreed by NISCHR most of which now form part of NISCHR
AHSC’s Delivery Plan:
•
Recommendation One: NISCHR should develop an Industry Communications Plan to be
implemented by NISCHR AHSC which includes communications with external stakeholders
(through a NISCHR AHSC Industry Group), branding, an Industry portal, promotional material
and promotional events. Key Performance Indicators should also be developed and used when
marketing Wales.
•
Recommendation Two: NISCHR AHSC should take on a performance management role to
manage the set up and delivery of commercial research across Wales through co-ordination
with NHS R&D and academic research support offices.
•
Recommendation Three: NISCHR AHSC should establish a facilitation service for commercial
R&D in Wales which could include advice on study design, a register of research interests/
specialisms, a development forum for translational research and a register of research
resources.
•
Recommendation Four: NISCHR should establish a funding scheme for rapid implementation
of proof of concept studies.
T&F group recommendations (2)
•
Recommendation Five: NISCHR AHSC should provide a signposting function for relevant
existing funding schemes/ calls across Wales and beyond where appropriate and should
proactively assist companies in accessing these. A funding map, which goes alongside
the route map to market should be developed by NISCHR AHSC to facilitate this.
•
Recommendation Six: NISCHR AHSC should continue to streamline regulatory and
governance process for research in Wales and across the UK, particularly looking at
proportionate review approaches.
•
Recommendation Seven: NISCHR AHSC should facilitate access to and the use of model
contracts and agreements for Industry in Wales, should scope whether there are any
gaps in the provision of model contracts/ agreements and where there are gaps, NISCHR
AHSC should take on a lead role of developing model contracts and agreements.
•
Recommendation Eight: NISCHR AHSC should facilitate access to and the consistent use
of industry costing templates across Wales and lead on the adaptation of the Industry
costing template for medical devices for SMEs in Wales.
Industry Plan
• Recommendations agreed in full by NISCHR Welsh
Government
• NISCHR AHSC Delivery Plan incorporates majority
of the recommendations to be implemented
2012/13-2014/15
Services NISCHR AHSC can provide
to Industry
David Powell
What does industry want?
• Recommendations made by the T&F Group
included:
– Access to clinicians and academics for product
development
– Access to the NHS for clinical trials and clinical
investigations
– Fast setup of clinical trials and clinical
investigations
– Recruitment to time and target
AHSC Services for Industry
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General Signposting
Partnering / Clinical Access
Feasibility / Site Identification
Contracts Advice & Review
Costings Support & Advice
Study Set-up & Management
Performance Management of Studies
Health Research Wales... coming March 2013!
The AHSC Industry Team
• Lead Industry Manager
– David Powell
• Industry Managers
– North Wales – Rebecca Burns
– South West Wales – Watch this space
– South East Wales – Sian James
• Industry Co-ordinator
Referrals
• Identify possible collaborators/ investigators and NHS
Organisations
– Commercial Research Register
– Local knowledge
– Registered Research Groups
• Industry knowledge
– Referrals to other companies
• Referrals to local authority and private nursing homes
Working with Industry: 1
• PI identified via Health Board R&D Director
• Met with PI and R&D Office to identify staff
requirements
• R&D Office found nurse to work on study
and arranged with a local academic
institution for statistical review of data
• AHSC provided costing for grant application
Working with Industry: 1
• AHSC provided contract between company and
NHS Organisation
• AHSC liaised with NISCHR, Welsh
Government, to resolve issues with grant
• Recruitment continuing
Working with Industry: 2
• Company contacted NISCHR AHSC
• Already working with a clinician but no contact for
several months
• AHSC and NHS Organisation R&D Office reestablished contact with clinician
• AHSC advised company to seek guidance from
MHRA and arranged contact
• Study proceeding
Working with Industry: 2
• AHSC arranged contacts with four other Welsh
NHS Organisations and one private nursing home
• Discussions proceeding
Contact Us
– David Powell, NISCHR AHSC Lead Industry
Manager; David.Powell4@wales.nhs.uk
– contact@healthresearchwales.com
– Tel: 02920 196816