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The Clinical Research Network, North West Coast helps to ensure research is delivered in an effective way so that key research questions can be answered. Our work allows new medicines, treatments and care to be developed which help to improve health and social care outcomes across the NHS and social care sector. 

Our ENRICH network brings together care home staff, residents and their families with researchers. It provides a toolkit of resources to help care homes make the most of research and researchers to set up and run studies effectively and collaboratively in care homes. Find your local ENRICH contact.

Latest news about North West Coast

News: North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards 2023

News: PRC:Blackpool has a new Research & Development Manager

News: Showcase event held at PRC Blackpool

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Latest case studies from North West Coast

Case study: Warrington research team making Be Part Of Research work for volunteers like Paul

Case study: Making Research more accessible to a Digitally Enabled Community

Case study: Meet James, our new North West Coast ENRICH Lead

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Our region, partners and host trust

The Clinical Research Network in the North West Coast (CRN NWC) is a ‘network’ that comprises of 41 NHS partners consisting of 22 NHS Trusts and 19 Clinical Commissioning Groups. The region stretches across 4 counties from South Cheshire to South Cumbria.  We are hosted by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.  Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust have come together to become Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from 1 October 2019. Prior to this The Clinical Research Network, North West Coast was hosted by The Royal Liverpool Hospital.

Please see list of our Partner Organisations below:

NHS trusts

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Womens Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington & Halton NHS Foundation Trust
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust

Integrated Care Boards (ICB'S)

Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care Partnership
Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership

Please use the relevant quick links to find more about our work. There are sections of this website devoted to:  i) health and care professionals  ii)  patients carers and public iii) researchers. 

If you would like to contact us directly, please find our contact details below. 

Contact us

For any general enquiries:

Telephone: 0151 331 5122/ 5130 

Email:  crnnwcoast@nihr.ac.uk

Address (main):   

NIHR Clinical Research Network, North West Coast

iC1 Liverpool Science Park, 131 Mount Pleasant

Liverpool L3 5TF

Study Support Service

email: study-support.crnnwcoast@nihr.ac.uk

Primary Care

email: primarycare.crnnwcoast@nihr.ac.uk

 If your research is not taking place within a hospital or a general practice but based within the community then contact:

CRN NWC Research in Community Settings (RICS) Team 

email: rics.crnnwcoast@nihr.ac.uk