
Research
As a university Trust we believe research is key to providing exceptional care. Our aim is to offer every patient the opportunity to take part in research, to develop new medicines, devices and treatments.
We host research funded by external organisations including the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) and the life sciences industry.
We support home grown studies, and sponsor high quality research of clear value to the NHS. From new investigators with their first ideas to multi-centre randomised controlled trials, we can work with you to design, set-up and deliver your research.
Research News

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £8.5 million to an East Midlands partnership, including Derby Clinical Trials Support Unit (DCTSU), part of University...

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust (UHDB) is taking part in an important national research study looking at whether testing pregnant women to see if they carry group B Streptococcus (G...

The first Research and Development Forum (RD Forum) since the pandemic saw over 800 delegates gathering at the Sage Gateshead for two days of sharing ideas, networking and hearing the latest developme...
Contact Royal Derby Hospital
Research and Development Department
Medical School
Office 5033
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3DT
Telephone: 01332 724 639
Email: uhdb.RandDadmin@nhs.net
Contact Queen's Hospital
Research and Development Department
Clock Tower Wing
Queen’s Hospital Burton
Belvedere Road
Burton on Trent
Staffordshire
DE13 0RB
Telephone: 01283 566 333 ext 5496
Email: uhdb.RandDadmin@nhs.net
NIHR PID Reports
We are contractually obliged to report on the performance of every clinical trial taking place in the Trust by publishing on a quarterly basis: the time from when we have been selected as a research site to the first recruited patient; and the recruitment to time and target for commercial contract clinical trials.
2018 - 2019
- Download Q3 2018-19 Performance of Initiating Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q3 2018-19 Performance of Delivering Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q4 2018-19 Performance of Initiating Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q4 2018-19 Performance of Delivering Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
2019 - 2020
- Download Q1 2019-20 Performance Of Initiating Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q1 2019-20 Performance In Delivering Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q2 2019-20 Performance of Initiating Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q2 2019-20 Performance of Delivering Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q3 2019-20 Performance of Delivering Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q3 2019-20 Performance of Initiating Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q4 2019-20 Performance of Initiating Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q4 2019-20 Performance In Delivering Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
2020 - 2021
- Download Q1 2020-21 Performance of Initiating Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q1 2020-21 Performance In Delivering Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q2 2020-21 Performance of Initiating Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q2 2020-21 Performance In Delivering Research (opens in new window) [pdf]
- Download Q3 2020-2021 Performance In Delivering research [pdf] (opens in new window)
- Download Q3 2020-2021 Performance Of Initiating Research [pdf] (opens in new window)
- Download Q4 2020-2021 Performance In Delivering research [pdf] (opens in new window)
- Download Q4 2020-2021 Performance Of Initiating research [pdf] (opens in new window)
2021 - 2022
- Download Q1 Performance in Initiating Research [xls] 826KB
- Download Q1 Performance in Delivering Research [xls] 580KB
- Download Q2 Performance in Initiating Research [xls] 874KB
- Download Q2 Performance in Delivering Research [xls] 555KB
- Download Q3 Performance in Initiating Research [xls] 877KB
- Download Q3 Performance in Delivering Research [xls] 583KB
- Download Q4 Performance in Initiating Research.xls [xls] 751KB
- Download Q4 Performance in Delivering Research.xls [xls] 627KB