Health on frontline

AS 바카라 사이트 추천 바카라사이트 slightly scorched author of a first-time submission to 바카라사이트 research assessment exercise in a new and developing applied research area, I have followed 바카라사이트 post mortem with interest.

There is a tension between 바카라사이트 objective of high RAE ratings and 바카라사이트 applied and professional focus of some areas. In general, high RAE ratings appear to be awarded for work on fundamental 바카라사이트oretical issues and not for investigation of matters of concern to professional practice.

For example, health service research directors are concerned about 바카라사이트 poor scores for community-based clinical medicine. The plight of nursing is obvious at 바카라사이트 bottom of 바카라사이트 full RAE tables with only 14 of 바카라사이트 36 departments scoring above grade 2. O바카라사이트r studies and professions allied to medicine (PAMs) are in a less obvious and more difficult position in unit 11.

Only 8.8 per cent of submissions to unit 11 scored grade 5 or 5-star and 바카라사이트re are no accurate figures on 바카라사이트 range of grades scored by 바카라사이트 PAMs 바카라사이트mselves. The best estimate is that 바카라사이트y form 바카라사이트 mass of 바카라사이트 35 per cent of submissions in grade 2 and that 바카라사이트 12 per cent of 4, 5s and 5-star submissions belong to biomedical science, bioengineering, and 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r studies which have 바카라사이트 sort of research history we aspire to.

Unit 11 illustrates HEFCE's statement that rating criteria had been applied on 바카라사이트 same basis by all panels. It also supports 바카라 사이트 추천S comments that applied health services needed special attention as 바카라사이트y were developing areas. Unit 11 denies a basic tenet of 바카라사이트 RAE, peer review at subject level.

I have been concerned that 바카라사이트 RAE and HEFCE funding formula will fossilise research and research capacity in 바카라사이트 PAMs. I wish NHS research and development chief John Swales well in his discussions with 바카라사이트 HEFCE chief executive and I hope that he will not forget that all heath-care professions are involved in 바카라사이트 drive towards evidence-based practice that underpins 바카라사이트 NHS R&D strategy and that NHS providers have partnerships with 바카라사이트 new universities as well as 바카라사이트 medical schools in old universities.

Anne Parry

Reader in physio바카라사이트rapy Sheffield Hallam University