Lancashire Clinical Research Facility

Welcome to the National Institute for Health and Care Research (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, Lancaster University and the University of Central Lancashire. 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:

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

Publication of research performance 

Please refer to the NIHR guidance.