Through April 2023 to March 2024, the Trust managed and delivered a complex and diverse research portfolio, recruiting 25,695 participants into 131 active research studies and 22,113 participants taking part in National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) portfolio studies.
In England, the Trust has an impressive record for research recruitment. We are the leading Trust for recruitment to specialist cancer studies; the highest adult acute hospital for recruitment to medical device studies, the highest recruiter for complex interventional studies and the third highest for portfolio studies (second in the north of England) and commercial studies.
Our children’s hospital is recognised for research success and its positive reputation for delivering important research activities.
Our Strategy
We are excited to share with you the Trust’s new 5-year Research & Innovation strategy.
Over the next 5 years, we aim to be the best Trust to deliver high-quality clinical research and to champion research amongst our staff. We also aim to maintain and grow our world-class clinical infrastructure and assets for research and innovation.
Our ambition is to:
- Be the best Trust to deliver high-quality clinical research
- Be the best NHS Trust to champion research
- Maintain and grow world-class clinical infrastructure and assets for research and innovation
Our aims are:
- To involve 100,000 participants in research at the Trust
- To reduce the amount of time and effort it takes to set up research projects using the Leeds Improvement Method
- To have over 1,100 live research projects within the Trust at any one time
- To deliver high-quality research and innovation management and support service for CSU’s, staff and patients
- To provide research training to >2,000 staff members via the LTHT Research Academy
- To develop a joint strategy with the University of Leeds in areas where it is pertinent to do so