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UK Aims To Quadruple Patient Recruitment To Industry Clinical Trials By 2027

 
• By Vibha Sharma

The UK government has set aside dedicated funds to deliver ambitious changes that would make it quicker and easier for companies to trial more of their products in the National Health Service. 

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The UK government has conveyed its seriousness about reversing the evident decline in commercial clinical trial activity in the country by promising “decisive action” on all 27 recommendations from an independent review on this topic.

Key Takeaways

  • Acting swiftly on recommendations from an independent review into how to improve the current state of commercial clinical trials in the UK, the government has pledged five new funding commitments totalling £121m.

  • The changes will reduce the time taken to approve and set up commercial trials, make it easier for people to find trials and to contact potential participants, and create exemplars for delivering trials in key areas, such as cancer and infectious disease

A budget of £121m ($150m) has been set aside over three years to deliver five key commitments on a priority basis that will make approving and setting up trials quicker, make it easier for people to find trials and to contact patients who could benefit from ground-breaking treatments, and create exemplars for

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