Research delivery workforce
The research delivery workforce are healthcare professionals and other members of staff who work in research sites in the NHS and other health and care research settings to recruit participants into studies and carry out the activities required within the research. Tens of thousands of people working in the NHS and other health and care organisations make up the research delivery workforce. Some specialise in delivery of research, for example clinical research nurses, while others are involved in delivery of research as part of their clinical role.
Blue - Some of the people funded by the NIHR CRN are a core part of the Local Clinical Research Network (LCRN) team in their area. They are employed by the LCRN host organisation and may work across a number of partner organisations.
Orange- Around 10,000 people are funded by the NIHR CRN to deliver CRN Portfolio studies and are employed by many different individual partner organisations across the network as a whole.
Yellow - Everyone delivering research in the NHS and other health and care research delivery environments delivering CRN Portfolio studies across the UK is supported by the NIHR CRN through the provision of free training, access to learning communities and through our study support service.