As well as being committed to improving the care our own patients receive, we also believe in helping the progress of medicine in general. In October 2011 we joined the Primary Care Research Network (now known as the National Institute for Health Research) as a ‘research ready practice’ and have been approved by the Royal College of General Practitioners.
By being part of this network we hope to help develop medical research within primary care.
This can mean supporting research studies and clinical trials, collecting data and working in partnership with other practices and NHS organisations.
What does this mean for patients?
It simply means that occasionally we could ask you if you would be interested in participating in some research, in the same way you might be asked if you go to a local hospital. However, you do not have to take part if you do not want to.