Performance Indicator Data
Performance in initiating and delivering research
Between 2010 and 2015 the
Conservative and Liberal Coalition Government wished to see an
improvement in the performance where initiating and delivering
clinical research was concerned. The aim was to increase the number
of patients that were offered the chance to participate in
research, and to expand the nation's research opportunities as a
whole.
In March 2011 the government
published the Plan for Growth, where their plans to transform the
initiation and delivery of research were announced. Since 2012, the
outcomes of clinical trials have been published against public
benchmarks; including an initial 70 day benchmark from the time a
provider of NHS services receives a valid research application to
the time when that provider recruits the first patient for that
study.
The Data Collection platform was
amended in Q4 2015/16 in line with the new HRA Approvals process,
and the 70 day benchmark was adjusted in line to calculate from the
date the provider of NHS services was selected as a site for the
clinical trial.
As of Q1 2018-19, improvement in
performance, as well as reducing site set up and recruitment
time will no longer be measured with this 70 day benchmark.
The focus will now be places on transparency, accuracy, and meeting
sponsor expectations. In line with NIHR guidance, the quarterly
reports for Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust can
be accessed below: