{
  "id": 16481685,
  "title": "Health board still paying for research despite criticism over patient benefit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/health-board-still-paying-for-research-despite-criticism-over-patient",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-25T13:31:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Health",
    "slug": "bbc-health",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9m26vk0yxx5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A health board in north Wales is continuing to pay a university research centre money despite criticism that the funding isn't benefiting patients. The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board owes Bangor University £110,686 for 2023 to support two researchers at the Centre for Mental Health and Society. An internal report from January raised concerns over unclear services provided and the value for money received. The health board pledges to address these issues and improve its relationships with research institutions.",
  "summary": "Betsi Cadwaladr health board was due to pay Bangor University £110,686 for two researchers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Early Alzheimer’s, cancer research paper mills and treatment access | Health Wrap 56",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/early-alzheimers-cancer-research-paper-mills-and-treatment-access",
        "published": "2026-10-25T05:58:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}