1. John Adler Chief Executive, Leicester’s Hospitals
Leicester’s Research Live – celebrating our success

2. Overview of Leicester’s Hospitals
£968M budget (2017/18)
Over 15,000 staff, many of whom are involved in research
Serve a population of 1 million residents, plus a further 2 million regional patients needing specialist care
Leicester’s Research Live – celebrating our success

3. Big investments, including £48M new ED
1673 beds across 3 sites
More than 200,000 annual admissions
Leicester’s Research Live – celebrating our success

4. Public and patient involvement
We have a membership of 16,489 people who are interested and actively engaged with the hospital.
Leicester’s Research Live – celebrating our success

5. Our Research
We conduct research in all specialisms, with world-renowned expertise in cardiovascular, respiratory, diabetes, cancer and renal disorders.
Leicester’s Research Live – celebrating our success

6. Infrastructure NIHR Biomedical Research Centre
NIHR Clinical Research Facility
Hope Clinical Trials Facility
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
Research Space
Leicester’s Research Live – celebrating our success

7. Host to Clinical Research Network East Midlands
Partnerships with Leicester Precision Medicine Institute, Leicester Clinical Trials Unit
Have the NIHR Research Design Service East Midlands and CLAHRC EM on our doorstep
Leicester’s Research Live – celebrating our success

8. We have 234 commercial trials currently active.
In 2016/17 we had 957 clinical trials take place on our sites, for which we recruited nearly 12,000 participants.
We are 6th in England for Performance Initiation and Delivery; we conducted 116 interventional trials last year, including 31 cancer drug trials.
We have 234 commercial trials currently active.
Leicester’s Research Live – celebrating our success

9. Importance of research
Research active trusts overwhelmingly have better patient outcomes, for example, by providing access to novel treatments not currently available on the NHS  that can improve quality of life and even extend lives
Patients report higher levels of satisfaction, in part driven by more frequent contact with clinicians.
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10. Research encourages staff development
Research encourages staff development. For example, staff get opportunities to learn advanced techniques and use state-of-the-art equipment.
Quality of care is generally higher in research active hospitals – there is an indirect improvement on the care of patients not involved in research.
Leicester’s Research Live – celebrating our success

11. Research improves staff retention and helps with recruitment.
It improves morale: staff feel they are making an important contribution to the future state of healthcare.
Leicester’s Research Live – celebrating our success

12. In terms of social responsibility beyond the walls of the hospital, collaborative research with universities and industry generates wealth in the local economy, which is good for society.
If a product or treatment is shown to be ineffective, money can be saved by rendering that treatment obsolete.
Leicester’s Research Live – celebrating our success