Better evidence is needed to demonstrate the impact of UK medical research on national health and prosperity, according to a report published today by the UK Evaluation Forum.

The report, 'Medical research: assessing the benefits to society', calls for the further development of methods to capture and evaluate the impact of medical research, and urges UK research funders to more actively support research into new evaluation methods, particularly approaches to assess economic impact.

The UK Evaluation Forum is supported by the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust.

See also

• Medical research: assessing the benefits to society (Full report: PDF 2MB)

External links

• Press release (The Academy of Medical Sciences website)