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Dame Kate Bingham opens reserach facilities

Dame opens research facility

A state-of-the-art Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Northwick Park Hospital has been officially by Dame Kate Bingham DBE.

Dame Bingham was chair of the Government's Vaccine Taskforce during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and she led a team of world-class experts with the shared purpose of finding and manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines.

The dedicated facility will further cement the hospital’s status as one of the leading research centres in the UK.

It is currently involved in more than 150 studies a year testing the safety and effectiveness of new treatments on volunteers before they are approved for the marketplace. The centre also undertakes health service research looking at how social factors and technologies affect how people can access healthcare.

Research manager Sunder Chita said: “Clinical research provides answers to whether particular treatments are safe and how they help work when given to patients. 

“The hospital has long history of research, and the new facility provides our diverse population with an opportunity to help find solutions and future treatments. We’re keen this is preserved for future generations of the NHS.”

Dame Bingham added: “The hospital trust’s research and development department was the second largest recruiter in north-west London in 2020/21 and has secured more than 8,000 participants into research studies. This included playing a leading role in delivering Covid-19 vaccine trials and urgent public health studies during the pandemic.”

Christiana Dinah, Director of Research and Development added: ‘The CRF was built during the first wave of the pandemic led by Dr Ayesha Akbar and played an outstanding role in the Covid-19 vaccine trials. I’m delighted to see the important research undertaken since acknowledged at today’s official opening. This facility at Northwick Park will help secure our Trust’s place as one of the leading research centres in the UK.’

Research at the facility covers more than 15 specialties ranging from infectious diseases and cardiology to genetics, diabetes, and neurology.

For information about taking part in research studies visit www.lnwh.nhs.uk/join-our-research.

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