Download or read book The Government Response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology Third Report written by Great Britain. Department of Trade and Industry and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Government Response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee Report Setting Priorities for Publicly Funded Research written by Great Britain: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government response to the Committee's 3rd report of session 2009-10 (HL paper 104-I, ISBN 9780108472329)
Download or read book Government Response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee Report Setting Priorities for Publicly Funded Research written by Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Industrial Policy in Europe written by Keith Cowling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers all of Europe Leading contributors including: Colin Mason, Gavin Reid and Malcolm Sawyer
Download or read book Nuclear Waste Politics written by Matthew Cotton and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of what to do with radioactive waste has dogged political administrations of nuclear-powered electricity-producing nations since the inception of the technology in the 1950s. As the issue rises to the forefront of current energy and environmental policy debates, a critical policy analysis of radioactive waste management in the UK provides important insights for the future. Nuclear Waste Politics sets out a detailed historical and social scientific analysis of radioactive waste management and disposal in the UK from the 1950s up to the present day; drawing international comparisons with Sweden, Finland, Canada and the US. A theoretical framework is presented for analysing nuclear politics: blending literatures on technology policy, environmental ethics and the geography and politics of scale. The book proffers a new theory of "ethical incrementalism" and practical policy suggestions to facilitate a fair and efficient siting process for radioactive waste management facilities. The book argues that a move away from centralised, high capital investment national siting towards a regional approach using deep borehole disposal, could resolve many of the problems that the high stakes, inflexible "megaproject" approach has caused across the world. This book is an important resource for academics and researchers in the areas of environmental management, energy policy, and science and technology studies.
Download or read book Improving Health Services written by Walter Holland and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ¾Drawing on his extensive personal experience in the development of HSR, Walter Holland provides examples from the US and the UK to illustrate important lessons for the future improvement of health services. Taking a distinctive approach to describing
Download or read book Stem Cell Research and the Collaborative Regulation of Innovation written by Sarah Devaney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hopes are high that stem cell (SC) research will lead to treatments and cures for some of the most serious diseases affecting humankind today. SC science has been used in a treatment setting in the replacement of patients’ windpipes and in restoring sight to patients who were blind in one eye and in future it is hoped that when the body is injured it will be able to be stimulated to produce those types of SCs necessary to repair the particular damage caused. In the meantime, research into specific treatments for a wide range of serious conditions is being undertaken including Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and diabetes. The book considers the regulatory governance of stem cell research, setting out a readily understandable account of the science and the challenges it poses for regulators as the research is increasingly being clinically applied. It provides a critical account of those elements of a regulatory system which will be required for any jurisdiction aiming to facilitate innovative and productive SC research while maintaining appropriate ethical and legal controls. The book addresses the specific failings in the current regulatory approach to SC research in the UK and goes on to look at the regulatory approaches in the US. The book systematically analyses the roles and responsibilities of the three key participants who collaborate in this process: regulators, scientists and tissue providers, arguing that a regulatory system which fails to recognise and facilitate the vital role which each of these three groups plays runs the risk of impairing the chances of the hopes for SC research being realised. The book places a particular emphasis on ensuring that those who contribute their bodily tissues to this endeavour are treated fairly, involving a recognition that their tissues are their property.
Download or read book Government Response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee Report written by Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dated July 2010. Government response to the Committee's 6th report, HCP 335-I, session 2009-10 (ISBN 9780215545190)
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Download or read book Structure and Dynamics of Health Research and Public Funding written by Dietmar Braun and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-23 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By gathering institutional details on funding and health research systems in a comparative perspective, Structure and Dynamics of Health Research and Public Funding offers, for the first time, a comprehensive and systematic view of the options and restrictions to which scientists, clinicians and administrators are subject when seeking to establish a productive health research enterprise. The Structure and Dynamics of Health Research and Public Funding provides the reader with a comparative institutional analysis of problems of application in health research. In assessing the cognitive, social and institutional structuring of health research, explanations for the origin and variation of problems are presented. The study extensively discusses the capacities of funding agencies to contribute to a higher practical diffusion of health research knowledge. It is thus addressed to all individuals and institutions who are involved in the promotion of, or are concerned with, the future of health research.
Download or read book Science and Technology Committee Annual Report 2005 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Science and Technology Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-02-27 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first Annual Report of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. Its aims are: make available the principles that guide its work and a summary of its activities; review the impact of its work; and comment on other matters relevant to its work such as the quality and timelines of the responses from Government.
Download or read book The work of committees in 2008 09 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: work of committees In 2008-09 : Second report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes and Appendices
Download or read book Change Promoting Research For Health Services written by St Leger , A and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health services globally are changing, strategically, structurally and clinically. Research and Development (R&D) plays a key role, because only good research can elucidate and challenge the status quo or future possibilities for effective health care. Researchers and managers have a duty to collaborate with clinicians, to understand and make the most of each others' skills. This necessitates a new paradigm of health service research which is part of a change management culture and change promotion. A clear philosophical and practical distinction is required between R&D and fundamental biomedical science. This book has been written for people who make decisions and bring about change, at all sorts of levels, and in a wide range of disciplines. They include clinicians in many specialities, as well as administrative staff, and general managers of healthcare organizations. It is also for people doing, or wanting to do, research and development in this fascinating area.
Download or read book Evidence Based Medicine written by Desmond J Sheridan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of evidence-based medicine was launched in 1991 as a new paradigm to inform medical practice and has risen to be regarded as the gold standard. It rapidly gained the attention of medics, health service managers and the general media as it presented a means to improve efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery. Despite its stunning success in capturing the health agenda, the campaign that launched evidence-based medicine has also attracted criticism, particularly from clinicians and philosophers concerned about its selective views of knowledge and evidence, and for its denigration of reasoning, clinical experience and judgement. Evidence-Based Medicine traces this movement from its launch to its meteoric rise, examining what it has done for healthcare and medicine in the context of changes in science policy and the long-running criticism held against the movement for its inherent weaknesses. As evidence-based medicine will remain an important feature of healthcare in the decades to come, this book is perfect for healthcare professionals, medical scientists, health service managers and public health experts looking for a critical examination of the topic. Contents:The Origins of Evidence-Based MedicineEvidence-Based Medicine in the UKThe Cochrane CollaborationEvidence-Based Medicine and the Evolution of Health Related ResearchHypothesis, Evidence, Knowledge and Reasoning in Medicine: Certainty and UncertaintyEvidence-Based Medicine and Medical ScienceImpact of Evidence-Based Medicine on Clinical Practice; Achievements and LimitationsEvidence-Based Medicine and Medical ProfessionalismThe Future of Evidence-Based Medicine Readership: Healthcare professionals; medics; health service managers; public health experts. Key Features:The concept of "evidence-based medicine" appears to be such an obvious good that most of what has been published has been written by advocates of the campaign or members of the movement, which tend to present uncritical or laudatory evaluationsThis book aims at a wide readership, presenting a critical examination of evidence-based medicine, its origins and role in healthcareEvidence-based medicine will inevitably remain an important feature of healthcare in the decades to come and will continue to be at the centre of discussion and debate as healthcare evolves to meet new challenges
Download or read book Science Social Theory Public Knowledge written by Irwin, Alan and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work draws together three key perspectives on science-society relations - public understanding of science, scientific and public governance, and social theory. It shows that 'science' and 'society' combine in many ways such as in citizenship, expertise, governance and democracy.
Download or read book Researching the People s Health written by Jenny Popay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researching the People's Health examines the different ways in which needs are assessed and health care is organized, prioritized and delivered in circumstances of rapid change in patterns of health and illness. The book also addresses the issue of relationships between lay and expert knowledge.
Download or read book The Census and Social Science written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Committee undertook an inquiry to consider the use of the data from the census by the Government, whether there were elements of the census that would be irreplaceable by other means and if the business of Government would be seriously impacted if census data was lost or changed. The Committee is concerned that there is no chief advisor as with other sciences, or a Minister who could answer for Government as a whole whether social science provision was adequate and whether the data from the census and other sources was fit for purpose. The key disadvantage of the census is the timeliness of the data. Yet census data provides a snapshot of the whole country at a moment in time. It enables detection of trends in the recent past, allows comparisons to be made of different areas in the country more accurately and provides a means to recruit to longitudinal studies. Good use is being made of non-census surveys to provide equivalent data in a number of areas in a much shorter timescale, but these do not have the same breadth as the census and do not provide a national coverage or standard. Social science could suffer if the census was to be discontinued without serious consideration as to how this data would be replaced. Though the absence of a census would also potentially stimulate a considerable amount of innovation in social science and examination of how to produce social data of an equivalent standard
