Cancer Services Research

The Whittington Health NHS Trust Research Department is made up of two dedicated teams: Research Delivery Team and the Research Support Team. Both teams have a passion for ensuring patients receive the best possible care through evidence-based practice and have access to ground-breaking research.

 

Whittington Research Department are dedicated to expanding and embedding clinical research within community practice as well as hospital-based care. If you are interested in learning more about research at Whittington Health NHS Trust, please visit the dedicated research page.

 

Within oncology, the research team support a number of research studies looking at breast, gastrointestinal (GI) and lung cancer.

 

These studies may be exploring the biology of cancer, potential new treatments, improved diagnosis methods, disease prevention and patient experiences. The research delivery team support the clinical team to identify patients eligible for research studies or clinical trials that are being delivered at the trust. A member of the research or clinical team may speak to patients during their visit to the hospital about participating in a research study.

 

The team will support the patient with understanding what is involved in participation and help patients make an informed decision about if they would like to participate or not. Research participation is voluntary, and a patient’s decision.

 

Some oncology studies are delivered directly by the oncology and research teams within the Trust. Other studies and trials may be offered by other surrounding hospitals such as Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust or University College London Hospital (UCLH).

 

The trust has agreements in place with these surrounding hospitals to offer these oncology studies to our patients. This is to ensure that the trust can provide multiple opportunities to patients in regard to treatment and care.