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Director General for Research and Development, Department of Health (DH)
Professor Dame Sally Davies has been actively involved in NHS R&D from its establishment. As Director General she developed the new government research strategy, Best Research for Best Health with a budget of over £775m, and is now responsible for implementation of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and is a Board member of Office for the Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR).
Sally led the UK delegation to the WHO Ministerial Summit in November 2004, spoke on R&D at the World Health Assembly in May 2005, is a member of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Health Research (ACHR) and is currently chairing the Expert Advisory Committee for the development of the WHO research strategy.
Her own research interest focuses on sickle cell disease. She was a member of the steering groups for the Biotechnology Innovation and Growth team, chaired by Sir David Cooksey and the Health Care Industry Task Force. In addition, she chairs the UK Clinical Research Collaboration Board.
Professor Dame Sally Davies was awarded a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to medicine.
