Bradford Teaching Hospitals has supported clinical research for more than 20 years and, in the last 10, research activity has increased dramatically (2006: 200 research projects ongoing, 2017: 550 research projects ongoing).
It is our ambition to increase our clinical research, particularly in partnership with the biosciences and pharmaceutical industries, in order to enhance our reputation and deliver some of our national objectives.
We also aim to increase the opportunities for our patients and staff to participate in high quality research to allow better patient outcomes and healthcare.
The Foundation Trust’s commitment to research and ambition to be a national leader is clear in our research strategy “Together, making research real – a research strategy that changes a city” (2016-2021).
Research takes place throughout the Foundation Trust and over the last 10 years there has been investment in our research infrastructure, notably the Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR), created in 2006/07.
The BIHR is a collaborative partnership between the Trust and other local NHS trusts and primary care, as well as the universities of Bradford, Leeds and York.
It provides a critical mass of research expertise, a focus for our applied health research and accommodation for a large number of our non-clinical and clinical research teams.
As part of the BIHR facilities the Trust also has its own clinical research facility which provides dedicated, high-quality outpatient facilities for our researchers.
The BIHR also runs the Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Network, and is host to the Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Academy, which helps the organisation achieve its commitment to provide the best quality and safety of care through innovative research and the spread of best practice across the region and beyond.
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