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BHP leads successful NIHR Commercial Research Delivery Centre bid |
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Working closely with centre hosts Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust and regional partners, our Managing Director Professor Lorraine Harper has led a successful bid to establish one of the UK's new NIHR Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs). This transformative £7m investment will initiate the Central and North West Midlands CRDC, with the aims of increasing the number of trials in the region, boosting participation from diverse communities, and speeding up the clinical trial process through innovative trial designs. The CRDC award builds on BHP’s existing project to reduce bureaucracy in clinical trials (see below for further updates). |
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First 'BHP People' winners announcedBHP People is our new reward and recognition scheme, designed to shine a spotlight on colleagues who play a vital role in the success of clinical trials and research studies, and whose work is integral to groundbreaking scientific endeavours. We're delighted to introduce you to our inaugural recipients: Karen Crowdy, Director of Research Strategy and Operations, Aston University; and Linda Everard, Research Delivery and Performance Manager, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. |
Karen Crowdy, Aston University"Find your niche - something you're truly passionate about. Research often extends beyond the typical 9-5, so it’s crucial to love what you do" |
Linda Everard, BSMHFT"We want to embed research into the culture of the trust so that it becomes part of everyday practice, and effectively 'everyone’s business'" |
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New national Centre of Excellence in AI and digital health awarded to BirminghamBHP founding member the University of Birmingham has been awarded £1M to help the UK unlock the opportunity of AI and digital healthcare while ensuring technologies are safe and effective.
Birmingham will host the ‘Centre of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation in AI & Digital Health Technologies’ known as ‘CERSI-AI’, alongside partners who bring together knowledge and skills from academia, the NHS, the regulators and industry, and will also work with a wider international network. |
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Reducing bureaucracy in clinical trials - project updateIn late 2024, we completed our review of current site set-up processes, highlighting a number of commonalities as well as significant opportunities to align processes further across BHP. This was followed by a workshop in January, bringing together senior and operational leaders responsible for the set-up of academic clinical trials across BHP, the workshop was an opportunity for attendees to influence the future of clinical research and inform local and national process. |
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