The NIHR Commercial Research Delivery Centre: Greater Manchester (CRDC:GM) is dedicated to accelerating and delivering high-quality commercial research across Greater Manchester, tackling health inequalities and benefiting the diverse communities it serves.
Our objectives:
- Increase commercial clinical research across primary, secondary, and community care settings, offering sponsors multi-site, patient-centred trial delivery, supporting the decentralisation of clinical trials.
- Improve access to commercial research opportunities by attracting and delivering relevant commercial research to participants who are representative of the Greater Manchester population.
- Expand our capacity and capability to conduct commercial research through training and developing a skilled clinical research workforce and investing in associated infrastructure.
Our Partners
The NIHR Commercial Research Delivery Centre: Greater Manchester is made up of NHS Trusts and Primary Health Providers across Greater Manchester.
Each organisation brings unique strengths and perspectives to our CRDC – providing our industry partners with access to a wide range of specialities as well as regional reach and strong public trust.
CRDC:GM is made up of:
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)
- Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust (GMMH)
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA)
- Wrightington, Wigan, and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (WWL)
- Firsway Medical Centre
- St John’s Medical Centre
