New comment piece by me & colleagues in
@bmj.com on the using health data for research in UK
Processes are so complex and so slow now that less research is happening and we are wasting the enormous potential of the NHS to drive innovation
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Health research in England is grinding to a halt
Wes Streeting, the UK health and social care secretary, announced in 2024 that “the NHS is broken” against a background of ballooning waiting lists, delays in disease detection, and reduced staff prod...