Clinical Research Bulletins & Key Policy Documents
Issued by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England, this publication keeps the clinical research community actively setting up and delivering studies in the UK healthcare system. Evolving from the Research Reset bulletin, these bulletins are technical updates with specific calls to action.
Latest policy statement
Originally published on 2 October 2025
On 2nd October 2025, the Department of Health and Social Care published a policy statement on action to enhance visibility of clinical research delivery against the UK government’s commitment to reduce the set-up time for clinical trials to less than 150 days.
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Bulletins
Key Policy Documents
- Policy Statement: Action to enhance visibility of clinical research delivery against the UK government’s commitment to reduce the set-up time for clinical trials to less than 150 days, published 2 October 2025 (HTML / PDF)
- Transforming the UK clinical research system: August 2025 update, published 4 August 2025 (HTML)
- Study Set-Up Policy Statement, published 1 April 2025 (HTML / PDF)