View the report at: Clinical researchers in the UK: reversing the decline to improve population health and promote economic growth.
The report says that “[f]uture clinical research is under threat due to a clearly documented decline in clinical research staff, both in absolute numbers and – more strikingly – in proportion to the expanding NHS workforce”.
It calls for a series of measures to be taken to address the decline, which include:
- establishing a national clinical research career framework
- enabling more flexible training pathways
- encouraging leaders and mentors
- ensuring more equitable pay and opportunities