Staff, patients, visitors and research teams came together at St George’s Hospital to celebrate International Clinical Trials Day and showcase the breadth of research taking place across our hospitals. Held in the Hyde Park Room, Lanesborough Wing, the event brought together teams from across the NIHR St George’s Clinical Research Facility (CRF) and wider research community, with stalls highlighting the different studies, services and specialities helping to improve patient care through...

A new NIHR-funded study at St George’s Hospital is exploring whether patients living with both chronic kidney disease and heart failure can be safely treated for fluid overload at home, helping them avoid hospital admission or a visit to the emergency department. The locally designed study, known as Home Chronic Heart Failure (CHF), is being delivered by the heart failure and renal medicine services at St George’s Hospital and has been co-designed with patients. Its full title is Impact of...

Every clinical trial relies on careful, skilled work behind the scenes — and for Elma Opata, that work begins in the laboratory. As a Senior Laboratory Technician within the Clinical Research Facility, Elma plays a vital role in supporting the delivery of clinical trials by managing and processing biological samples. Her work helps ensure that samples collected from patients and volunteers are handled accurately, safely and to the highest standard before they are stored or shipped to...