INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS

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We want to increase participation in research and clinical trials to aid faster development of new treatments and drive the development of clinical services. 

Our network clinical trials group is attended by Consultant Clinical Oncologists, Therapeutic Radiographers, Dosimetrists, Physicists, Clinical Trials Officers  and local Clinical Research Network representatives. 

We are keen to ensure local access to clinical trials for common cancers and have identified additional resources to support clinical trials at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria. 

We are currently looking at way of addressing barriers to recruitment and improving communication about open clinical trials, both for patients and professionals.