page_title: Academic health science centre
section_title: United Kingdom
hierarchical_section_title: Academic health science centre / United Kingdom
caption_attribution_description: Català: Hospital St. Mary de Londres, que allotjava a la seva cèlebre ala Clarence el departament d'inoculació d'Almroth Wright i Alexander Fleming, on tingué lloc el descobriment de la penicil·lina.[7][8]. Español: Hospital St. Mary de Londres, en cuya famosa ala Clarence estaba situada el departamento de inoculación de Almroth Wright y Alexander Fleming donde tuvo lugar el descubrimiento de la penicilina.[7] [8]. Français&#160;: La facade de l'ancien bâtiment principal du St Mary's Hospital. Português: edifício do Hospital de St. Mary.
context_page_description: An academic health science centre is defined by the Association of Academic Health Centers as: "an educational institution that includes a medical school and at least one allied health professional school and either owns or is affiliated with a teaching hospital or healthcare system". AHSCs are intended to ensure that medical research breakthroughs lead to direct clinical benefits for patients. The organisational structures that comprise an AHSC can take a variety of forms, ranging from simple partnerships to, less frequently, fully integrated organisations with a single management board.
  There are AHSCs operating in a number of countries including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, Singapore, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
context_section_description: In 2007 a review of healthcare in London led by Professor Lord Darzi, A Framework for Action, recommended the creation of a number of AHSCs in England. In October 2007 Imperial College Healthcare became the first AHSC to be established in the UK when the Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine merged with the Hammersmith Hospital and St Mary's NHS trusts. Four more AHSCs have subsequently been established in the UK and one is planned. Funding mainly comes from NHS and work was already "in hand to identify the funding" when expressions of interest were solicited. When contracts were signed with NHS in 2013, AHSCs shared among themselves around £60 million of funding. With a clear purpose, structure and approach of individual AHSCs is a matter for local decision especially with the contrasting approaches adopted as well as the differences in opinions voiced out by network founders. In recent years, broader academic health science networks have also been created, mostly attached to original health science centres, although cumulatively providing national coverage.
  The following AHSCs are currently in operation in the UK:
  Cambridge University Health Partners, Cambridge
  Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, London
  King's Health Partners, London
  Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester
  Oxford Academic Health Science Centre, Oxford
  UCL Partners, London
  Health Science Scotland
caption: St Mary's Hospital, London, part of Imperial College Healthcare
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