Lancashire Clinical Research Facility

Welcome to the NIHR Lancashire Clinical Research Facility (NIHR LCRF). Our specialist clinical research facility is for patients and volunteers taking part in early-phase clinical trials.

The NIHR Lancashire Clinical Research Facility is a partnership between Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Lancaster University. Together the teams provide a unique combination of both physical and mental health research expertise.

Our aims

• Attract early phase research studies within Lancashire. This will give people in Lancashire an opportunity to take part in research studies.
• Provide a high quality service for the conduct of clinical research.
• Providing on the doorstep research opportunities for patients and volunteers in Lancashire.

Find out more about NIHR Lancashire Clinical Research Facility .

The main Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust contacts within the National Institute of Health Research, LCRF are:

• Dr Salman Karim, Associate Medical Director (LCRF)
• Karen Palmer, Research Nurse Manager 

Publication of research performance 

Reporting and publication of research performance is currently paused – please refer to the NIHR update and guidance.