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Medicine: Research

Asked by Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 12 December 2024UIN 15217

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) quality and (b) quantity of medical research in the NHS.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The Department is improving the quality and quantity of clinical research in the National Health Service, and health and care research more widely, through investing in the National Institute for Health and Care Research. The recent Budget provides record levels of Government research and development investment, with funding for research through the Department increasing to over £2 billion in 2025/26.

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