Developing new approaches to antenatal care
Research plays a key role in helping the NHS to understand, adapt and respond to the challenges it faces. This is why research isn’t just about testing new treatments and drugs, it’s also about looking at how we can do things differently. The Comprehensive Clinical Research Network recently supported a study which is doing just that.
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Putting it into practice
Successive government health policies, and more recently the Coalition Government's Plan for Growth, emphasise the importance of retaining a profitable domestic life-sciences industry. Over recent years there has been substantial activity to improve the UK’s operational capability and effectiveness to deliver commercial research. County Durham and Tees Valley Comprehensive Local Research Network show us how they have been putting this work into practice locally.
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Harnessing enthusiasm and expertise
The Clinical Research Network supports research across the whole spectrum of disease and healthcare. Areas such as cancer, stroke and diabetes remain high on the research agenda. But what about other medical specialties such as surgery, critical care and hepatology? These and other areas are also packed with research enthusiasm and expertise, which until recently has not been harnessed. However, the Comprehensive Clinical Research Network Specialty Groups are changing all that - and with impressive results.
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Study gets specialty treatment
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgery is the third biggest surgical specialty within the NHS, yet until recently this potentially research rich fi eld has remained relatively research poor.
Specialty Group involvement boosts recruitment to an one Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) study – making the UK world leaders in this area of research.
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Biopharma benefit
A Roche study into the use of a biopharmaceutical treatment for early-diagnosis rheumatoidarthritis took just forty-four days to obtain NHS R&D permission – and has been well received by NHS patients.
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Exceeding Industry's expectations in the North East
The length of time it takes to get a study up and running is crucial to commercial research. Delays cost money. So when the County Durham and Tees Valley Comprehensive Local Research Network (CLRN) obtained approval from South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a commercial cardiovascular study within two days of receiving the relevant paperwork, it was a real accomplishment.
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