The Research and Development team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust successfully recruited over 4,000 patients to National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) studies, between April 2017 and March 2018.

‘Research is a key part of health care development, as it helps us to find out the causes of human illness, and how it can be treated and prevented,’ said Corinna Mossop, research and development manager at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.

‘In total, we recruited 4,675 patients into research over the last 12 months. This clearly demonstrates our commitment to putting patients first, and ensuring that patients have access to the most innovative treatments and pathways at the earliest opportunity.

‘We are delighted to have been able to do our part, by supporting patients through the research pathway.’