Here at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals we support a wide range of studies including: testing new medicines, new equipment and observational studies, looking at people with a particular disease over a period of time. We work with a variety of organisations including other NHS Trusts, universities, charities and pharmaceutical companies both in the UK and overseas.
Over many years, research has expanded at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals into many clinical areas including:
Gastroenterology
Emergency Medicine
Cardiology
Oncology
Haemotology
Rheumatology
Endocrinology
Microbiology
Anaesthetics
Orthopaedics
Stroke
Cardiothoracic
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Paediatrics
Critical Care
Respiratory Medicine
Dermatology
Opthalmology
Medical Education
Urology
Surgery
Therapies
We are developing research into other clinical areas not listed here to ensure that research can be offered to as many people as possible in Blackpool, the Fylde coast and beyond.
Research is a rapidly expanding part of the Trust’s activity with over 14,000 patients recruited into studies since 2008. We have over 140 clinical research studies open at any one time.
The Trust has received national research recognition with awards from: PharmaTimes Bronze Clinical Research Site 2013; NIHR Certificate of Recognition 2013; Recognising NIHR CRN Leading Commercial Investigators 2015; NWC Research and Innovation Awards 2015 – Outstanding Contribution to Patient and Public Involvement.
