Information for Patients and the Public about NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility

Orange and white squares and blocks

Hello and Welcome

This section is for patients and members of the public who want to learn more about taking part in clinical research at our clinical research facility. It explains what’s involved and the opportunities that may be available to you.

If you’re a researcher looking for guidance, best practice, or support with patient and public involvement (PPI), please get in touch with us at cuh.ppi.crf@nhs.net.

Hello word cloud in different languages

from everyone at NIHR Cambridge CRF

Multicoloured waves of colour in the shape of head and shoulders

What is Clinical Research?

Clinical research is for everyone. We are working to understand health problems people face and develop better treatments.

Research helps us understand illness, see how treatments work, and find better ways to care for people.

Clinical trials test new and existing treatments to make sure they are safe, effective, and benefit peoples health and wellbeing.

Researchers that use our clinical research facility are usually part of a team. They can include doctors, healthcare professionals such as nurses, midwives, dieticians and physiotherapists as well as psychologists and research assistants.

The Principal Investigator (PI) of the research trial will be working in a University or other health or social care organisation. In most research teams there will be service users, carers, patients or members of the public involved too.

Before taking part in a trial or study make sure you understand its purpose, what is involved and any risks or benefits.

For more information, visit the NHS clinical trials or the NIHR ‘be part of research’ website.

Patient sitting down completing an eye test overseen by a staff member

Find out more about our patient and public involvement work

Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is important in clinical research. It ensures that research is done ‘with’ or ‘by’ the public, not ‘to’, ‘about’ or ‘for’ them.

For more information, please visit the Patient and Public Involvement page.

Going out and meeting with patients, members of the public, and communities, to and raise research awareness. We want to meet you, work with you, hear your stories and be able to share our research information with you.

Members of our community who use local NHS care services have the best opportunities and choices about taking part in health research studies.

Please click here to read more about Patient and Public Engagement

Are you interested in taking part in research?

Click here to find out more.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to take part in research.  

Read more about EDI in Research

We are committed to supporting and encouraging researchers to involve patients and the public in their work at the earliest opportunity. 

Read more about this in our Patient and Public Involvement for Researchers page.

We believe that every child and young person should have the opportunity to participate in clinical research, which can be truly life changing.

Please click here to read more about Young People in Research

Click here to read FAQs

Joint NIHR Cambridge BRC and CRF PPI strategy can be viewed by clicking here.

Connect With Us

Follow us on social media to find out more about opportunities to get involved in research. We share people’s experiences of taking part in studies and helping shape research.

Why be Part of Clinical Research?

Cambridge Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is the largest, single site NIHR CRF. It is located in the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe.

The NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is part of the NIHR and hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Privacy Policy

Accessibility

Contact Us

NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility
Cambridge Clinical Research Centre
Keith Day Road
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0SL

01223 254642

Email: cuh.crfenquiries@nhs.net