NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre Bradford

The Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC) Bradford was established in 2019, dedicated to setting up and delivering late phase commercial clinical trials ins the NHS at pace and scale.

The Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC) Bradford was established in 2019, dedicated to setting up and delivering late phase commercial clinical trials ins the NHS at pace and scale.\n\nThe National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) launched five national patient recruitment centres (PRCs) to enable more late phase commercial clinical research to be delivered within the NHS and make it easier for people to take part in studies.\nThe Bradford centre is one of five regionally based PRCs funded through a £7 million investment as part of the Government’s Life Sciences Industrial Strategy and Sector Deal 2 – a series of measures to strengthen the UK environment for clinical research.\nThe centre is managed and operated by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and funded through the NIHR. The centres are the first NIHR-funded research infrastructure wholly dedicated to delivering commercial research.

The Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC) Bradford was established in 2019, dedicated to setting up and delivering late phase commercial clinical trials ins the NHS at pace and scale.

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) launched five national patient recruitment centres (PRCs) to enable more late phase commercial clinical research to be delivered within the NHS and make it easier for people to take part in studies.

The Bradford centre is one of five regionally based PRCs funded through a £7 million investment as part of the Government’s Life Sciences Industrial Strategy and Sector Deal 2 – a series of measures to strengthen the UK environment for clinical research.

The centre is managed and operated by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and funded through the NIHR. The centres are the first NIHR-funded research infrastructure wholly dedicated to delivering commercial research.

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Meet the team

Director of Research Operations

Dr Tracy Watson

Research Support & Governance Manager and Business Manager, NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre Bradford

Jane Dennison

Head of Research Finance, Senior Finance Manager

Anjum Rajput

Clinical Director, NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre Bradford, Consultant Respiratory Physician

Professor Dinesh Saralaya

Lead Clinical Research Nurse and (Clinical) Business Manager, NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre Bradford

Karen Regan

Engagement and Communications Lead

Shahima Begum

Clinical Research Facility Administrator / Receptionist

Joanne Safranauskas

Clinical Research Facility Administrator / Receptionist

Waheeda Ahmed

Research Sister

Demi Mizickova

Clinical Fellow

Kayode Afolabi