Guides
Guides for UK research teams.
Plain-English guides to patient involvement and clinical trials in the UK, each checked against the official sources and dated, so you know how current it is.
The Exclusion Debt Report · November 2026
Lung cancer: who the evidence leaves out
Issue 1 of our monthly report: seven ways lung cancer evidence leaves patients out, and the standard that would close the gap.
Read the report Patient and public involvement · October 2026NIHR payment rates for public involvement, explained
Every rate from £13.80 to £495, what each covers, and expenses, benefits, tax and budgeting.
Read the guide Clinical trials · October 2026Running a clinical trial in the UK
The 2026 regulations, combined review and set-up times, for sponsors based outside the UK.
Read the guide QuestionsClinical trials in the UK and patient recruitment, answered
Set-up times, feasibility, IRAS public involvement questions and more.
See the questions