Supporting the running of new clinical research facilities is central to our NIHR Biomedical Research Centre's strategy to accelerate the translation of research into the clinical arena.
If you are a clinician, researcher or allied health professional carrying out studies involving patients or healthy volunteers, our clinical research facilities could provide you with the perfect setting to carry out your research.
We provide a welcoming and comfortable and safe environment, enabling more patients and volunteers to participate in clinical studies.
Guy's Hospital
The facility at Guy's is located on the 15th floor of Guy's Tower. It includes:
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a bright and comfortable reception and lounge for research participants
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4 examination/consultation rooms
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2 rooms with 3 day case recliner chairs in each
3-by-2 bedded ward areas
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a procedure room equipped for endoscopy and minor surgery
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flow cytometry and immune monitoring laboratories
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a sample handling laboratory
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a 160m² Good Manufacturing Practice compliant facility with 3 independent cleanrooms
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office accommodation for research and nursing staff
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a fully equipped hospital kitchen
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a meeting room with audiovisual/video conferencing capabilities
St Thomas' Hospital
The facility at St Thomas' is located on the 4th floor of North Wing. It includes:
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a bright and comfortable 5-bedded clinical ward
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a body composition laboratory
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a patient lounge and eating area
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a fully equipped kitchen
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a blood flow laboratory
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an exercise laboratory
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2 dedicated cardiovascular ultrasound rooms
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4 consulting and 3 examination rooms
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2 sample laboratories, one with flow cytometry
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an eye examination room
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a Dexa scanning room
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a drug preparation area
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office accommodation for research and nursing staff
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reception and waiting areas for patients and volunteers
Evelina Children’s Hospital
The paediatric CRF is based within the Evelina Children’s Hospital. It occupies both office space in the and clinical space in Snowy Owl Ward set up as follows:
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6 clinical beds
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play area
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sluice room
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phlebotomy room
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dietetic kitchen space
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staff bay
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office space
In addition to research undertaken within the paediatric CRF, a proportion of the paediatric research portfolio is undertaken within the Evelina as outreach; this research utilises high dependency and intensive care areas and the dedicated paediatric imaging facilities.
Imaging core
The imaging CRF is distributed across the two hospital campuses, over seven locations including:
St Thomas’
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2 PET/CTs and PET/MR system (cancer, cardiovascular and neuroimaging research)
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Cyclotron and GMP PET chemistry facilities
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3T MR (neonatal neuroimaging research)
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3T MR and X-ray hybrid facility (cardiovascular imaging research)
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3T Multix MR (cancer imaging research)
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1.5T MR (foetal and cardiovascular Imaging research)
Guy’s
1.5T MR (cardiovascular imaging research)
Email: crf@gstt.nhs.uk
Tel: 020 7188 2600 reception, Guy's CRF
Tel: 020 7188 4700 reception, St Thomas’ CRF
Applying to use the facilities
If you are interested in carrying out your research involving patients or healthy volunteers in the CRFs, please contact the relevant manager for that facility as early as possible, ideally before you submit your grant application to ensure the correct costs are included.
All applications to use the clinical research facilities are reviewed by the CRF review board.
Electronic applications to the CRF review board are made via MedSciNet.
Staff
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CRF Director – Professor Phil Chowienczyk
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CRF Deputy Director – Dr James Spicer
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CRF Operations Manager - Stephen Barnett
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CRF Nurse Manager, Guy's - James Dobbyn
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CRF Nurse Manager, St Thomas' - Paula Darroch
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CRF Nurse Manager, Paediatric CRF – Elisabeth Reus
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CRF Manager, Imaging – Louise Tiemens
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Quality Assurance Manager – Paul Cross