Research

Non-urgent advice: GPS Healthcare is actively supporting clinical research studies within primary care

The NHS Constitution states that Research is a core function of the NHS. Clinical Research is a major driver of innovation and central to NHS practice for maintaining and developing high standards of patient care.

Ultimately, clinical research means patients get access to new treatments, interventions and medicines. Investment in research means better, more cost effective care for patients.

What are the Benefits of GP practices taking part in Research?

  • It offers patients access to new treatments
  • It brings new dimension to practice and added skills to those involved
  • It provides national gold standard training for research
  • It offers mentorship and support to those involved in research within practice

All clinical research carried out at GPS healtcare is thoroughly checked and approved by ethical committees thus ensuring it is appropriate and safe to perform. 

Your participation is entirely voluntary and can be withdrawn by yourself at any time without any explanation required. 

You are under no obligation to participate in any research project 

Your care and your relationship with your doctor or nurse will not be affected in any way if you decided not to take part in a research study. You will always receive clear information about what taking part in a research study would involve. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and obtain further details about a study. 

If you do agree to take part in a study you will be asked to sign a consent form. This will clearly state which parts of your notes (if any) may be looked at for the purposes of the research study. Nobody from outside this practice will be given your contact details or have access to your medical records without your prior consent. 

We are very grateful to any of our patients that have taken part in these studies in the past and would encourage patients to become involved in the future.

You can see full data governance policy for GPS on the website.

If you do not wish to be contacted for research studies please complete the OPT-OUT form.

Our current research clinical trials at GPS Healthcare

Resolute: Clinical study in patients with moderate to severe COPD to assess if benralizumab can help control COPD symptoms better if added to inhaled medication

Lollipop 100K: A free health check offered to South Asian patient population to advance understanding of metabolic, cardiovascular and other important chronic diseases in UK South Asians population. Read more here South Asia Bio Bank | (sabiobank.org)

ELSA:  The ELSA Study is screening children for type 1 diabetes. Children aged 3-13 years can have a simple finger stick blood test to find out their risk of developing type 1 diabetes in the future. 

The ELSA Study (elsadiabetes.nhs.uk)

Extod:  The aim of this project is to investigate whether a home-based exercise programme can reduce disease activity in patients with recently diagnosed type-1 diabetes (T1D)