RE: Clinical Trial Times4 Aug 2025 15:08
The original? Published 16 June 2025
Press release: Unprecedented boost for clinical trials under 10 Year Health Plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/unprecedented-boost-for-clinical-trials-under-10-year-health-plan
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"In recent years, the UK has fallen behind as a global destination for these trials, with patients and the wider economy missing out. It takes around 100 days to set up a trial in Spain, but around 250 days in the NHS. The plan will see commercial clinical trial set-up times fall to 150 days or less by March 2026 - this will be the most ambitious reduction in trial set-up times in British history.
"Currently, set-up processes for clinical trials take too long as a result of unnecessary bureaucracy and duplication of activities across different agencies and sites.
"Government will cut set-up times for clinical trials. Currently, trials have to agree separate contracts with each part of the NHS they want to be involved. The plan will introduce a national standardised contract which can save months of wasted time, as well as simplifying paperwork to remove duplication on technical assurances.
"This means if any authority asks for evidence from a study, they can provide it once without having to spend time reframing that evidence differently to meet a separate criteria for another authority.
"In the coming weeks, the government will publish its 10 Year Health Plan. Through the plan, we will restore our position as a world leader in clinical trials, so we attract the world’s greatest minds and drive vital investment into the UK. This will spur economic growth, improve the standard of care to support a healthier population, and make the NHS more financially sustainable."
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