#Red4Research brings together all those participating, supporting, and undertaking research. On the front line and behind the scenes incredible research teams collectively work on health and social care research. The R&D community is innovative, flexible and dynamic. Research doesn’t just happen though, people make it happen – research participants, patients, professionals, volunteers and regulatory bodies all collectively working together.

In collaboration with the health and care sectors and voluntary organisations the R&D community has achieved a phenomenal amount. It has

• improved patient outcomes
• developed and delivered COVID-19 vaccines at an unprecedented speed
• provided rapid diagnostics for community settings
• evaluated a range of novel and repurposed therapeutics demonstrating that large platform trials are feasible
• undertaken rapid evidence appraisals
• changed clinical management, policies and guidelines
• established rapid ethical review processes
• streamlined and aligned regulatory approval processes
• advanced the international research agenda
• enhanced capacity building
• provided real-time visualization of data to inform decision making
• reduced research waste through coordinated research activity and data sharing

Find out more at Red4Research – 2023 – NHS R&D Forum