Biography
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is a large acute teaching Trust that delivers over 100 clinical services across ten different hospital sites, serving people in Bristol, Weston-super-Mare and the South West. Our hospital provides a range of services to a core population of more than 500,000 people, as well as a number of specialist services for the wider South West and beyond.
UHBW is a tertiary centre for several specialist services including all Paediatric specialties, Ophthalmology, Cardiology and Haematological conditions including Sickle Cell Disease and Haemophilia. The trust incorporates two community-based hospitals – South Bristol Community Hospital and Weston General Hospital. They are located to the south and west of Bristol and their populations include more deprived areas of the city and coastal regions.
The City of Bristol and Weston are served by two acute trusts – UHBW and North Bristol Trust (NBT) – which form the Bristol NHS Group and between them they deliver services for most clinical specialities. Our Group Joint Commercial Research Function operates across the two Trusts, ensuring that new trial opportunities are directed to the relevant teams across the hospital sites.
Research snapshot
UHBW has a diverse research portfolio. Since 2020 we have opened over 800 research studies, around 250 of which were contract commercial studies.
We have well-established research delivery teams and experienced investigators in the following areas: Oncology and Haematology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Critical Care, Women’s & Children’s (including paediatric oncology), Medicine (including Hepatology, Dermatology, Clinical Biochemistry), Surgery (including ENT). It has specialist research capacity in pharmacy, including production and parenteral services.
UHBW has extensive experience in commercial trials including advanced therapy trials as well as CTIMPs, device studies and observational studies. Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre within UHBW is a CAR-T treatment centre and the trust has an established ATIMP/GMO committee. Our teams have gained significant experience in delivering Advanced Therapy trials in different clinical specialities including haematology, oncology, ophthalmology and hepatology.
We adhere to the NCVR processes and have completed study resource reviews as Chief Investigator site for numerous studies.
Our facilities
UHBW has a dedicated Clinical Research Facility, the NIHR Bristol Clinical Research Facility, as well as a specialist Paediatric CRF (Coral Reef).
We have dedicated clinical research space for the Medical and Surgical Research Unit, Eye Hospital Clinical Research Unit and an Oncology Clinical Trials Administration area.
Dedicated research facilities in our on-site laboratories include clinical trials sample processing areas including centrifuges, fridges and freezers, secure document storage and monitoring rooms.
We have a specific Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team that support with IMP storage and management. The Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team have dedicated office space and ambient, refrigerated, and ultra-low temperature storage facilities. Additional on-site Pharmacy Production Unit and Parenteral Services Unit for complex IMP and cytotoxic drug preparation.
UHBW has in house clinical departments who support research activity for example on site pathology, radiology, cardiology, respiratory physiology services.
Get in touch
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters
Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS1 3NU
Our R&D office is based at St James Court, Cannon Street, Bristol BS1 3LH Commercialresearch@uhbw.nhs.uk
