Trials Without Borders: UK Operational & Site Landscape

In this episode of Trials Without Borders, brought to you by Clinical Leader and FlexPoint Bio, host Elena Sinclair and co-host Ross Jackson go beyond the regulatory landscape to tackle the operational questions that determine whether a UK trial runs on time and on budget.

The panel covers NHS vs. private research site selection, how to tap into the NIHR Bioresource and UK Biobank ecosystem, the contracting bottleneck (and the new standardization efforts actually making a difference), ancillary services and staffing realities, PI cultivation and sponsor visibility, patient recruitment dynamics across regions, CRO oversight, research nursing for decentralized trials, and how UK trial costs compare to Australia and Canada.

Panelists include Gerard Barron, clinical operations consultant with over 30 years of experience, and Heather Ramsay, Strategic Development Lead at the NIHR BioResource.