PUBLIC HEALTH IN

NOVATION

PUBLIC HEALTH IN

NOVATION

AND RESEARCH IN EUROPE

AND RESEARCH IN EUROPE

AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

EXPLORING THE BREADTH OF EXPLORING THE BREADTH OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCHPUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCHFPH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2012, CARDIFF FPH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2012, CARDIFF

DR MARIANA DYAKOVA, P

ROF AILEEN CLA

RKE

DR MARIANA DYAKOVA, P

ROF AILEEN CLA

RKE

WARWICK MEDICAL S

CHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF W

ARWICK

WARWICK MEDICAL S

CHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF W

ARWICK

European project60% co-funding by DG SANCO (European Commission Directorate General for Health and Consumers)

Coordinated by EUPHA30 months (2010-2013), 2 phases

THE PHIRE PROJECTTHE PHIRE PROJECT

BACKGROUND Health research and innovation are well funded by the EU and in some

Member States (MS) - mostly biomedical and genomics; spending for innovation tends to favour industrial partners.

Insufficient public health and health systems research funding in the EU:

The EU Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2011) has spent less than 5% of all ‘health’ research on public health and health systems research in Europe

Lack of collaboration and coordination – MS do not know what is happening in research in other countries (inconsistency and duplication)

Lack of transparent and consistent dialogue between the MS and the EU – to shape European agenda (funding programmes)

The DG SANCO Public Health Programme (2003-2013) has funded more than 300 projects across a range of fields within its small budget!

Public Health Research

Communication

GENERAL AIM

To communicate PH research value & impact

To enhance two-way communication between the MS and the EU in PH research (agenda & funding)

To increase communication (& translation) within MS - between PH research, policy and practice

To promote communication among PH researchers – nationally & on EU level

PHIRE OBJECTIVES To promote PH research on national and EU level To map public health research in the UK & place it in a

European context To raise awareness about the new European funding

opportunities & possibilities for innovation To increase the engagement of the Health Departments &

the National Public Health Associations in PH research To consider effective translation of PH research into policy

and practice To create a database of the existing European PH research

projects

Phase IEight European

“tracer projects” &Calls for PH research

in 2010

Phase IIUK PH

Stakeholders Meeting

National reportFinal report

UK PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCHUK PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH

UK PHIRE STAKEHOLDER MEETING CONCLUSIONSUK PHIRE STAKEHOLDER MEETING CONCLUSIONS

The system for PH research in the UK is a complex multilevel structure with numerous funding agencies, research providers and collaborations

Commissioning is methodological and topic-based, as well as programme based.

There is generally good communication and coordination among the four countries and the major PH funders. They consider their strategies to follow commonly identified visions and priorities.

A funder/researcher split exists, characterised by lack of dialogue and feedback and overcomplicated access to funding sources.

There is insufficient horizontal researcher/researcher communication and collaboration.

UK PHIRE STAKEHOLDER MEETING CONCLUSIONSUK PHIRE STAKEHOLDER MEETING CONCLUSIONS

Despite some government efforts and structural reorganization, there is unsatisfactory translation and implementation of research findings into policy and practice.

PH research has only a small funding share e.g for cross- and multi-disciplinary social and organisational research.

EU policies and agendas have little or no influence on UK and national PH research, though common priorities are identified.

There are a number of disincentives for collaboration between the UK and the EU as well as incentives to improve it in the future.

The new EU programmes present opportunity for incentivizing PH funders and researchers for developing future European-level partnerships.

UK PHIRE PHASE 2 RECOMMENDATIONSUK PHIRE PHASE 2 RECOMMENDATIONS

At national level DH should collaborate with the national PH associations (FPH & SSM) to promote PH research and EU collaboration.

A strong concerted action of PH professionals and researchers is needed to defend the importance of PH research funding in the UK and locally, in order to increase the total health research funding allocated to PH to a minimum of 25%

PH stakeholder dialogue must continue on a wider basis, leading to more active and structured collaboration to address the major PH challenges through applied PH research.

PH funders should initiate and adopt a process of unification and simplification of PH research commissioning, with common gateways, making access to £££ and €€€ easier.

UK PHIRE PHASE 2 RECOMMENDATIONSUK PHIRE PHASE 2 RECOMMENDATIONS

A common PH research database and registers should be developed at UK and EU level, preferably using European funding and collaborative expertise.

EU evaluations of research quality and the peer review process should recognize the significance and impact of PH research on populations and health systems as well as their added value to society and growth.

Patients and the public should be encouraged to participate in decision-making on PH research priorities.

EU-funded projects and their impact should be better communicated at a national level.

The new EU programmes (Horizon 2020, Health for Growth and the Structural Funds) should be used as an incentive to improve UK/EU partnership and to boost PH research.

THANK YOU!

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