November 2021
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This conference was an opportunity to discuss priorities for clinical research in the UK following the developments, lessons taken from the COVID-19 pandemic, and how best to drive research forward.
Delegates also discussed priorities and next steps following Saving and improving lives: the future of UK clinical research, which sets out the Government’s strategic vision, with five key themes including:
- putting clinical research delivery at the centre of the NHS
- patient-centred research and improving participation and accessibility
- streamlining clinical research, including improving efficiency and the use of innovation
- driving the use of digital systems and data-enabled research
- developing a sustainable research workforce
There was also discussion on tackling longstanding research challenges around funding, data use, the uptake of innovation, and diversity.
Overall, sessions in the agenda also looked at:
- priorities for advancing clinical research and overcoming key challenges
- key issues for funding and maintaining the UK’s status as a leading research destination
- improving patient access to innovative research and improving trust and transparency
- developing an inclusive research environment
- the role of research in addressing health inequalities across the UK
- supporting the research delivery workforce and developing a research culture across the health system
Attendees
Our forums are known for attracting strong interest from policymakers and stakeholders. Places were reserved by officials from the Department for International Trade; the Department of Health and Social Care; the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; and The Scottish Government. Representatives who also attended were from Anglia Ruskin University; Becton Dickinson UK; Boehringer Ingelheim; Bournemouth University; Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Clinical Research Network West Midlands; Cygnet Health Care; Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Health Research Board; Janssen R&D; Keele University; Lancaster University; LGC; Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; My MHealth; National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network; National Institute of Health Research - Clinical Research Network; NHS Lothian; NIHR; Nutricia UK; Oxford Brookes University; Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK; Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust; Sanofi; Society and College of Radiographers; Stroke Association; Syneos Health; The Academy of Medical Sciences; University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust; University of Glasgow; University of Southampton; Western Health and Social Care Trust; and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
