St Peter’s Medical Centre carries out research in collaboration with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the research arm of the NHS. You can find out more about the NIHR on their website.

We are grateful to the patients and carers who can give their time and commitment to help with medical research. Research is important to patients because it can help work out which treatments work better for which patients. Although patients may not directly benefit from taking part in research themselves, they may help inform better healthcare for future patients.

The “Ok to ask” campaign encourages more patients or carers to ask about research opportunities that could be available to them or loved ones. You can read more about this on their website, plus more about patient, carers and public involvement in research.