De Gezondheidsraad over bezuinigingen in het medisch wetenschappelijk onderzoek [The Netherlands Health Council and economizing on research in medical science]
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The Netherlands Health Council, the main advisory body to government in matters of medical research, has produced a critical report on the current cost conscious attitude of the government. It argues that the cuts have a disproportionately adverse effects on medical research with remaining resources bolstering existing interests and with patient care in academic hospitals consuming a major share of money intended for research and teaching. In addition, the cuts require an expensive and bureacratic monitoring machinery which costs almost as much as the subsidies it controls. There are three principal sources of money for medical research: a primary flow with direct subsidy by the government; a secondary flow with subsidy and grant aid by special semi-governmental organisations such as the ZWO or FUNGO; a tertiary source of money, i.e. from charities. The effects of the cuts on each of these 3 sources of funds for medical research is discussed. Only the 3rd flow remains unaltered, although there are now far more grant applications vying for funds from this source.
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TNO Identifier
229569
ISSN
00282162
Source
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 128(31), pp. 1478-1480.
Pages
1478-1480
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