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The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) is a UK-wide partnership between cancer research funders, which promotes collaboration in cancer research. Its member organizations work together to maximize the value and benefit of cancer research for the benefit of patients and the public. Rather than replace or duplicate any of the functions of its members, it seeks to add value through joint planning, coordination and collaboration.

History

In May 1999, the UK Prime Minister held a Downing Street Cancer Summit which led to the formation of the Cancer Research Funders Forum, bringing together the main government and charitable agencies that fund cancer research in the UK for the first time.[1]

Science and Technology Committee to promote the idea and, in early 2000 the committee held an inquiry into the funding of cancer research in the UK which reported in July 2000, recommending "the creation of a new National Cancer Research Institute to set national research priorities and to co-ordinate and fund cancer research in the UK."[4]

Soon afterwards, in September 2000, the

Department of Health published their first NHS Cancer Plan which announced that the Department would work with the Cancer Research Funders Forum to create a National Cancer Research Institute which would take a more proactive role in the strategic co-ordination of cancer research.[5]

The NCRI was formally launched on 1 April 2001.

On 26 June 2023, the NCRI announced that the NCRI was "winding down".[6] They published a letter from the NCRI's Chair, on behalf of the NCRI's Board of Trustees, outlining the decision.[7]

Activities

Current activities of the NCRI include:

  • maintaining a database of cancer research in the UK, which forms part of the International Cancer Research Portfolio (a database of publicly funded US and UK cancer research). The database is updated annually and analyses of the UK data are published every few years.
  • organising the annual NCRI Cancer Conference, now established as the largest cancer research conference in the UK.
  • developing a plan to network UK cancer registries and to encourage
    epidemiological research
    .
  • setting up an initiative to revitalise UK
    radiotherapy
    research by networking and supporting individuals and groups, developing infrastructure and an integrated strategy.
  • a strategic role in the development and oversight of the
    National Cancer Research Network
    to provide the infrastructure necessary to improve the speed, quality and integration of clinical trials in the UK.

The NCRI has also been responsible for:

The NCRI was, and remains, a leader in the introduction of patient/public involvement in clinical research. The NCRI Consumer Liaison Group was founded in 2000 and is administered by the National Cancer Research Network (NCRN). In the NCRI's early years the Chair of the Consumer Liaison Group was an NCRI Board member ex-officio. Since 2007 two patient/public Board appointments have been made following open advertisement.

Member organisations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Select Committee on Science and Technology Sixth Report". House of Commons. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ "UEA Press Release". University of East Anglia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  3. ^ "National cancer institute needed in Britain, MP says". THE. 13 February 1998. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Cancer Research - A Fresh Look, Recommendations". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ "National Cancer Plan". Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  6. ^ https://www.ncri.org.uk/ncri-is-winding-down-after-22-remarkable-years/
  7. ^ https://www.ncri.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/NCRI-letter-26-June-2023.pdf

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