About Us

Who are we and what do we do?

We offer a range of support to help you plan, place and perform high quality research.

If your study meets the eligibility criteria for the NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio - also known as the NIHR CRN Portfolio - we will work with you, research and development offices, funders, and other stakeholders to deliver your study to time and target.

Plan - We provide expert advice and guidance to help you plan your research.

By accessing support from us early on you will benefit from a bespoke service to meet the needs of your study. We will give personalised advice and guidance about what support is available, tailored to your specific study needs. You can access this support even before you have secured funding. Engaging early will increase your support options.

Place - We identify study sites and highlight any challenges to your study delivery. 

We can gather expressions of interest to take part in your study from sites across England. You can discuss this with us anytime throughout the life cycle of your study. We undertake a study wide assessment to identify and highlight any challenges to study delivery, enabling a proactive approach to study set-up.

Perform - We help streamline your study set-up and keep your research performance on track. 

We streamline your study set-up through our national network. We share a study-wide action plan to ensure multiple sites open as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Your allocated performance review lead will work with you to proactively monitor the progress of your study.