❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks an update on the implementation of recommendations from a 2004 Auditor-General's report regarding health and medical research. The answer details actions taken to improve research coordination, cost management, intellectual property protection, and funding allocation within teaching hospitals.
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I refer to the Auditor-General’s Report No. 8 of October 2004, and ask -
What action has been taken to implement the Auditor-General’s recommendations?
What action has been taken to implement the Auditor-General’s recommendations?
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Answered
13 September 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
22 days
Actions undertaken to address the Key Recommendations of this report include the following: Recommendation : Support for health and medical research needs to be better structured and coordinated, with clearer guidance on overall priorities. Response : This is an important role of the State Health Research Advisory Council, which was established in 2005 to provide advice to the Department of Health and the Minister for Health on strategic directions and policies for health and medical research at a state-wide level. Membership is composed of an independent Chair, nine representatives of the tertiary education and health and medical research sectors, two corporate sector representatives and a consumer representative. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should factor in the impact on hospital costs and operations when approving research Response : A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Recommendation : Support for health and medical research needs to be better structured and coordinated, with clearer guidance on overall priorities. Response : This is an important role of the State Health Research Advisory Council, which was established in 2005 to provide advice to the Department of Health and the Minister for Health on strategic directions and policies for health and medical research at a state-wide level. Membership is composed of an independent Chair, nine representatives of the tertiary education and health and medical research sectors, two corporate sector representatives and a consumer representative. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should factor in the impact on hospital costs and operations when approving research Response : A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : This is an important role of the State Health Research Advisory Council, which was established in 2005 to provide advice to the Department of Health and the Minister for Health on strategic directions and policies for health and medical research at a state-wide level. Membership is composed of an independent Chair, nine representatives of the tertiary education and health and medical research sectors, two corporate sector representatives and a consumer representative. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should factor in the impact on hospital costs and operations when approving research Response : A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : This is an important role of the State Health Research Advisory Council, which was established in 2005 to provide advice to the Department of Health and the Minister for Health on strategic directions and policies for health and medical research at a state-wide level. Membership is composed of an independent Chair, nine representatives of the tertiary education and health and medical research sectors, two corporate sector representatives and a consumer representative. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should factor in the impact on hospital costs and operations when approving research Response : A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should factor in the impact on hospital costs and operations when approving research Response : A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Recommendation : Support for health and medical research needs to be better structured and coordinated, with clearer guidance on overall priorities. Response : This is an important role of the State Health Research Advisory Council, which was established in 2005 to provide advice to the Department of Health and the Minister for Health on strategic directions and policies for health and medical research at a state-wide level. Membership is composed of an independent Chair, nine representatives of the tertiary education and health and medical research sectors, two corporate sector representatives and a consumer representative. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should factor in the impact on hospital costs and operations when approving research Response : A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : This is an important role of the State Health Research Advisory Council, which was established in 2005 to provide advice to the Department of Health and the Minister for Health on strategic directions and policies for health and medical research at a state-wide level. Membership is composed of an independent Chair, nine representatives of the tertiary education and health and medical research sectors, two corporate sector representatives and a consumer representative. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should factor in the impact on hospital costs and operations when approving research Response : A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : This is an important role of the State Health Research Advisory Council, which was established in 2005 to provide advice to the Department of Health and the Minister for Health on strategic directions and policies for health and medical research at a state-wide level. Membership is composed of an independent Chair, nine representatives of the tertiary education and health and medical research sectors, two corporate sector representatives and a consumer representative. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should factor in the impact on hospital costs and operations when approving research Response : A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should factor in the impact on hospital costs and operations when approving research Response : A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
A Research Governance Unit (RGU) was established in 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) following a Research Governance Feasibility Study conducted earlier. This Unit has developed tools to audit research initiatives, including ethics, cost neutrality to the hospital and Intellectual Property. It is anticipated that this model can be translated to other teaching hospitals. The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
The activities of the RGU will be harmonised with the National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans , which is presently being prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Because of this, all tertiary health services are keeping governance arrangements under review pending the release of the National Statement. Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Clinical Trials are a particular area where research costs could overlap with research costs. The Royal Perth Hospital has established a Clinical Trials Business Unit to coordinate and monitor such trials in the hospital. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Recommendation : Teaching hospitals should better protect rights to intellectual property arising from funded research Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : This is a function of the Department of Health (DoH) Intellectual Property Management Group, which has the role of facilitating the responsible management of intellectual property (IP) across all WA Health. This Group is includes representatives from the Area Health Services. The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
The DoH has recently commissioned an expert consultant to undertake a review of relationships between the Department and the University and Research Institute sectors in terms of the management and development of IP. The consultant has been requested to make recommendations that will enable the Department of Health to better manage and protect its IP assets. Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Recommendation : Teaching hospitals will ensure that respective rights and obligations are identified and managed under documented agreements with independent organisations. Particular attention needs to be paid to accommodation and infrastructure support arrangements . Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : These matters are included in the planning of the major research facilities, which will be established at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, and the planned Fiona Stanley Hospital site in Murdoch. A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
A Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the State Government, the University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and the Lion's Eye Institute outlining the planning and governance arrangements for these research facilities. Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Recommendation : Funding agencies should better demonstrate the basis of allocating research funding and monitor progress and research outcomes against funding agreements Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
Response : The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
The Royal Perth Hospital has developed a Research Administration Centre System (RACS) in order to assist in the gathering of information on research activities in the hospital. This includes information on the site of the research, the researchers involved, the sources of funding, the area of research and the outcomes of the research. At present an ethics module is being developed, and it is also planned to include an Intellectual Property module in this system. RACS has also been made available to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and is currently under review.
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