Study Set-Up Plan update: Progress and next steps (Webinar)

Following the completion of the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme’s Study Set-Up Plan’s second phase this past June, this webinar offers reflections from DHSC together with system partners and the devolved nations who were instrumental in its delivery.

The discussion will provide an update on the plan and focus on the necessary next steps to achieve the Government’s target of reducing clinical trial set-up time to a maximum of 150 days by March 2026.

This webinar serves as a continuation of the “Streamlining and reform of study set-up” webinar, which originally aired on 2 April 2025. You will hear from: –

• Saeeda Bashir, Head of Clinical Trials Policy & Programmes, DHSC
• Ali Austin, Deputy Director of Embedding Research, NHS England
• Janet Messer, Director of Approvals Service, HRA
• Kate Jones, Director of Research Delivery, NIHR Research Delivery Network
• Kingyin Lee, Head of Clinical Trials, MHRA

There will be updates from:

• Department of Health and Social Care
• National Institute for Health and Care Research
• Health Research Authority
• NHS England

Register online here