Clinical Trials
The number of clinical trials in the UK has fallen sharply. Simon Cox asks whether proposed changes by the government can halt this decline and speed up new treatments for patients.
The number of clinical trials being conducted in the UK has fallen sharply to 2% of the global figure. The government wants to turn this around by cutting bureaucracy and reducing the time it takes to get trials up and running. In The Report, Simon Cox investigates whether the changes being proposed can make a significant difference and resurrect Britain's role as the place to conduct cutting edge medical research.
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