Research and development

If you are a healthcare professional and would like to get involved in research, check out the links below to see how you can take part in research:

• Principal Investigator Pipeline Programme (PIPP).
• Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP) apprenticeship.
• Pilot programme in Broomfield for student nurses.
• NIHR Associate Principal Investigator (API) Scheme.
• NIHR research internship – visit https://www.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/research-career-funding-programmes/predoctoral/undergraduate-internship-programme. 

Latest news

To find out what we’ve been up to, visit Research news . 

International Clinical Trials Day – 20 May

International Clinical Trials Day takes place on 20 May every year to mark the anniversary of the first recognised clinical trial aboard a naval ship in 1747.

The day is an opportunity to reflect on the years contributions to advancing healthcare, bringing together research organisations, professionals, and the public to showcase the years achievements. 

To celebrate this, the research team host events across the Trust.   

Red4Research

#Red4Research brings together all those participating, supporting, and undertaking research. 

On the front line and behind the scenes, incredible research teams collectively work on health and social care research. The research and development (R&D) community are innovative, flexible and dynamic. 

Research doesn’t just happen though, people make it happen – research participants, patients, professionals, volunteers and regulatory bodies all work together. 

#Red4Research Day is an annual event that aims to get as many people as possible wearing red to demonstrate their support and appreciation for all those taking part and supporting research. It’s an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the phenomenal work, learning legacy and innovative treatments, systems, techniques that have arisen from R&D.

To mark this day, you may see our team wearing red and hosting information stands across the Trust. It’s a great opportunity to come and speak to us about research and learn more about the projects taking place across the Trust. There will also be some freebies and thank you cards to acknowledge the contribution of all our research participants. 

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)

The NIHR support and fund health and care research in the NHS. 

The NIHR is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. Working in partnership with the NHS, universities, local government, other research funders, patients and the public - they fund, enable and deliver world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth.

To find out more, visit https://www.nihr.ac.uk. 

The NIHR East of England Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN)

The RRDN give researchers and delivery teams the practical support they need in the East of England so that more research takes place and more people can take part.

To find out more, visit https://rdn.nihr.ac.uk/region/east-of-england. 

The Luton, Essex and Herts Valley Primary and Community Care Research Team (LEH)

The trust host the LEH community care research team, who work together with GPs, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to increase research activity across the LEH geography. Apart from GP practices, this includes non-NHS settings, such as care homes, hospices and schools in the hope of reaching more isolated and underserved communities who may not have had the chance to be part of research previously.  

To find out more, visit https://sites.google.com/nihr.ac.uk/lehprimaryandcommunitycare/home. 

Our standard operating procedures (SOPs)

To view our standard operating procedures (SOPs), visit https://app.mystaffapp.org/document/cluster_view?category_id=1&location_ids=2&location_ids=2.