The facilities available at the Clinical Research Facility include the following:
- 8 clinic rooms which are suitable for phlebotomy and lumbar puncture procedures
- 2 sleep study rooms
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory equipped with two centrifuges for on-site sample processing
- -80 and -20 freezer facilities
- Patient waiting area
- Meeting room
- Office space
- Courtyard and garden space
Our staff hold a wide range of skills in research set up, delivery and management including:
- Non-invasive blood pressure monitoring
- 12 lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Phlebotomy
- Spirometry
- Monitoring of vital signs
- Lumbar puncture support
- Intermediate life support
- Medical cover
- Laboratory skills – sample processing, storage and shipping
- Cognitive tests
- Diagnostic and standardised interviews
- Administration of study specific procedures or treatments
- Recruitment
- Informed consent
- Source data file development
- Data entry
- SOP and risk assessment development