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NIHR CRDC: Leicestershire and Northamptonshire

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NIHR CRDC: Leicestershire and Northamptonshire is hosted by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL), one of the UK's largest acute NHS trusts and host of the CRDC UK Network. The Centre brings together eight research delivery sites across primary and secondary care, providing industry partners with access to diverse patient populations through a coordinated regional infrastructure.

Through a multi-location model spanning hospitals, community services, and primary care, our CRDC supports efficient study delivery, broad patient reach, and improved access to research closer to home. Experienced research teams, dedicated facilities, and streamlined processes enable rapid study set-up and high-quality delivery across a wide range of commercial studies in adults and paediatrics.

Combining the scale and specialist expertise of a major teaching hospital with the reach of community-based research sites, our CRDC offers sponsors a trusted partner for accelerating recruitment, enhancing participant diversity, and delivering commercial research efficiently and at scale.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Leicester General Hospital
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 4PW


Centre team

Professor Dame Melanie Davies

CRDC Director

Email Melanie

Gail Melvin

CRDC Research Business Manager

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Louise Hanson

Commercial Trials Project Manager

Sophie Devine

Senior Research Nurse Manager

Specialties

Allergy
Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management
Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiac Surgery
Chemical Pathology
Dementia and Neurodegeneration
Dermatology
Diabetes
Gastroenterology
General Internal Medicine
General Practice (GP)
Genetics
Genitourinary Medicine (GUM)
Geriatric Medicine (Ageing)
Haematology (Non-Cancer)
Health Services Research
Hepatology
Histopathology
Immunology
Infection
Mental Health
Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
Microbiology / Virology
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology (Cancer)
Ophthalmology
Paediatrics / Paediatric Surgery
Palliative Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Public Health
Radiology
Renal / Urology
Reproductive Health and Childbirth
Respiratory Disorders
Stroke

Host and partnership organisations

Host Organisation

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

CRDC Delivery Partners

Primary Care
Danes Camp Medical Centre (Lead site for the Primary Care Research Hub, a consortium comprised of 18 general practices based in and around Northampton)
East Leicester Medical Practice
Heath Lane Surgery (Lead site for the Hinckley and Bosworth research collaboration consisting of four further GP Practices)
Pinfold Medical Practice (Lead site for the Charnwood Primary Care Research Collaborative (CPCRC), a collaborative consisting of seven GP Practices)

Secondary Care
Kettering General Hospital
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Northampton General Hospital

Wider Collaborators

Charnwood Primary Care Research Collaborative
Bridge Street Medical Practice
Park View Surgery
Woodbrook Medical Centre
Forest House Surgery
Charnwood Medical Group
Campus View

Hinckley and Bosworth Research Collaboration
Barwell & Hollycroft Medical Centre
Newbold Verdon Medical Practice
Ratby Surgery
Centre Surgery

Northampton Primary Care Research Hub
Abbey House 
Albany House Medical Centre 
Bugbrooke Surgery 
Byfield Medical Centre 
Favell Plus Surgery 
Green Norton and Weedon 
King Edward Road Surgery 
Maple Access Partnership 
Mayfield Surgery 
Park Avenue
Queensview Medical Centre 
Saxon Spires
The Mounts Medical Centre
Wootton Medical Centre 

Contact NIHR CRDC: Leicestershire and Northamptonshire

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