Every minute in the UK, someone is diagnosed with a disease or a condition. The treatment and support they receive will, at some point, have been discovered by research. Research improves the health and social care provided by the NHS and others, advancing medicine to find new cures and better treatments for future generations. It also helps to improve diagnosis, prevention and quality of life for everyone. In some cases it can change lives, or even save lives.
Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC): Newcastle is part of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which is committed to providing the best possible care for patients and the local community. As part of this commitment, the Trust is actively involved in healthcare research. Over the past decade, it has consistently ranked as one of the top NHS Hospital Trusts for the number of research studies they support.
Our new modern research facility, based on the Campus for Ageing and Vitality in Fenham, Newcastle is easily accessible for patients and parking. Here you will receive a warm welcome from our friendly and professional team. We offer a number of ways to make it easier to take part in a research study, including extended hours, video consultations and virtual trials (where you don’t need to attend in person).
As well as attending the unit, patients can also volunteer to be contacted about studies that are recruiting in Newcastle and the North East region by signing up to the Research+Me Registry. Some research studies need healthy volunteers and others are for people with specific medical conditions, so anyone can register to be involved.
You can find out what studies are currently underway at PRC: Newcastle and learn about upcoming studies by visiting our: Participate in a study at PRC: Newcastle web page.
