This represents an important step in translating te research-realated provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 into action. Three key documents are avilable from the consultation website at http://mandate.dh.gov.uk/:

• A draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board
  
• A draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board - Annexes
• A consultation on the draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board
  

Research - and its importance to improving health and wealth - features prominently in the Draft Mandate and its Annexes. in particular, research is explicitly covered in:  

• Objective 17 of the Mandate - on page 27 of the Draft Mandate
• The Key Measures for Assessing Progress - on pages 11 and 12 of Annex B to the Draft Mandate
• The Choice Framework - on pages 34 and 35 of Annex D to the Draft Mandate

If you wish to respond to this important consulation, please respond via the information provided on the consultation website.