CRN Wessex

About us

Our network serves Hampshire, Dorset, the Isle of Wight and south Wiltshire. We make sure that research occupies the place it deserves in the day-to-day work of health and social care organisations across the region. We support research delivery by:

• Helping to increase the opportunities for patients and the public to take part in research across health and social care settings
• Working in partnership with NHS trusts, CCGs, universities, local government and research funders to enable world-class research
• Providing professional support services for the effective delivery of health and social care research
• Improving the environment for commercial contract research
• Supporting sites to manage their study performance and deliver to time and to target

In 2018/19, we:

• Supported the delivery of almost 900 studies
• Helped to recruit over 52,000 participants into studies
• Gathered feedback from participants, 96% of which reported that they had a good experience of taking part in research

We are part of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the nation's largest funder of health and care research.  We are hosted by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

For the latest news, events and opportunities, follow us on Twitter at @NIHRCRNWessex.

Our partner organisations 

Dorset

• Dorset CCG
• Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust
• Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch NHS Foundation Trust 

Hampshire

• Fareham and Gosport CCG
• Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• North Hampshire CCG
• North East Hampshire & Farnham CCG
• Portsmouth CCG
• Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
• Solent NHS Trust  
• South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
• South East Hampshire CCG  
• Southampton City CCG
• Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
• University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
• West Hampshire CCG
  

Isle of Wight

• Isle of Wight NHS Trust                   
• IOW CCG

South Wiltshire

• Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
• Wiltshire CCG

Local research partners

• Bournemouth University 
• Cancer Research UK Centre
• Join Dementia Research
• NIHR CRUK Southampton Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
• NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC)
• NIHR Research Design Service South Central (RDS)
• NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility (CRF)
• NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) 
• NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex
• Solent University
• Southampton Clinical Trials Unit (CTU)
• Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC)
• University of Portsmouth 
• University of Southampton 
• University of Southampton Centre for Cancer Immunology
• University of Winchester
• Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN)
• Wessex Institute
• Wessex NHS Genomic Medicine Centre (100,000 Genomes Project) 

 

Contact us

General enquiries

Telephone: 01489 771110

Email: studysupport.crnwessex@nihr.ac.uk

Clinical Research Network Wessex,

Unit 7 Berrywood Business Village,

Tollbar Way,

Hedge End,

Southampton,

SO30 2UN 

Leadership team

Professor Saul Faust, Clinical Director: s.faust@soton.ac.uk  

Professor Robert Peveler, Co Clinical Director: r.c.peveler@soton.ac.uk 

Rebecca McKay, Chief Operating Officer: rebecca.mckay@nihr.ac.uk 

Clare Rook, Deputy Chief Operating Officer: clare.rook@nihr.ac.uk 

CRN Wessex Study Support Service

Telephone: 01489 771 111

Email: studysupport.crnwessex@nihr.ac.uk

For specialty specific enquiries, please visit our specialties page where you will find contact details for the relevant team. 

CRN Wessex industry team

Telephone: 01489 771 119

Email: industry.crnwessex@nihr.ac.uk

Media enquiries

Kim Appleby, Communications and Engagement Manager 

Telephone: 01489 771027 or 07824 432886

Email: kim.appleby@nihr.ac.uk

Workforce development

Kelly Adams, Workforce Development Lead 

Telephone: 01489 771118 

Email: kelly.adams@nihr.ac.uk

Business intelligence 

Graham Halls, Business Intelligence Manager 

Telephone: 01489 771107

Email: graham.halls@nihr.ac.uk