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Identifying the right place to run your study

Site identification and selection is key to delivering high quality research successfully. We will help you to place your study more strategically to optimise study performance.

Identify sites for your study

We can help you to quickly and efficiently identify suitable research sites across the United Kingdom.

All you need to do is contact your local clinical research network to get started. We will use our national network, alongside colleagues in devolved administrations, to gather expressions of interest from investigators at sites throughout the NHS, including primary care and social and community care settings.

You can review the responses and engage directly with sites for more in-depth site selection discussions.

If you are a life sciences organisation and you’re looking to access this support, please get in touch with our industry support team.

Study delivery review

For all new studies, we undertake a study wide assessment to identify and highlight any challenges to study delivery before they occur.

For example, we may identify staff training or specialist equipment that should be made available to support your study. The conduct of this assessment should not impact on you, the researcher.

This information is then communicated to all your sites to enable a proactive approach to study set-up. Measures to address any challenges identified will be discussed, agreed and implemented.

What other support is available?

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

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Plan your study

If you haven’t already, please take a look at how we can help you plan your research. Our advice is to engage with us as early as possible - even if you haven’t secured funding for your research yet.

Contact the Study Support Service

If you are unsure where to start or require any further assistance, please email the Study Support Service helpdesk: supportmystudy@nihr.ac.uk.