The Guardian clinical trials league table of research activity places Wiltshire PCT 4th, and BANES PCT 8th, compared to all PCT's in the country, in terms of activity levels (based on live research projects)! That is out of 145 PCTs in the UK. Swindon is also holding its own, approximately half way down the list.
So we are among the top achievers that are leading the way in delivering clinical research opportunities for patients.
The HRA have launched new Quality Standards and Design and Review Principles to improve the information given to people who are invited to take part in research. The Quality Standards set out what good participant information looks like. The Design...
Following the Health and Care Act 2022, a new, statutory, Integrated Care Board (ICB) was formed on 1st July with responsibility for providing £1.5 billion of health care services to the people of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and...
Eligibility criteria The new student research eligibility criteria encourages innovative approaches to student research like group research, mock Research Ethics Committees (REC) or shadowing a range of people in an existing project. The criteria: Undergraduate level: Health and social...