Does the NHS have the resources to deliver on life sciences? Lords to hear evidence
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will continue to take evidence for its inquiry on Life Sciences and the Industrial Strategy on Tuesday 19 December. Giving evidence will be representatives from NHS Improvement.
The Committee will explore how the NHS can better adopt new innovations; whether initiatives such as the Academic Health Science Networks are fit for purpose; and the NHS's overall role in the implementation of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy.
The evidence session will begin at 9:45am in Committee Room 4A of the House of Lords. The Committee will question:
- Professor Tim Evans, National Director of Clinical Productivity, NHS Improvement
- Mr Miles Scott, Improvement Director, NHS Improvement
Questions the Committee are likely to ask include:
- Who should lead within the NHS on delivery of the life sciences strategy?
- What is NHS Improvement's role in ensuring the delivery of NHS England's "Twelve actions to support and apply research in the NHS"?
- The Committee have received evidence that innovations are not taken up in the NHS due to budget 'silos'. How can this be addressed?
- What structures are already in place to encourage the uptake of innovations?
