EMS Healthcare, The Refinery, South Road, Ellesmere Port (2026)

08/01/2026

Get to know EMS Healthcare 👇

For over 25 years, we've been supporting the NHS, charities and the independent sector to bring health and research services directly into communities across the UK. Here's how we're making it easier for people like you to get involved:

🔬 Research that comes to you - Whether it's weight loss studies, dermatology studies, cancer screening research or vaccine studies, we bring them closer to homes. From Blackpool to Cornwall, Essex to Liverpool. With community research sites across the UK, it's as easy as grabbing a pint of milk.

👥 We've created more than 1 million appointments at EMS Healthcare's community research sites. Join thousands of others and be part of a huge community shaping the future of healthcare. Real people, real impact.

📅 190,000+ appointments created across UK communities in 202 alone - EMS Healthcare are making it simpler than ever to fit research around your life, in locations where you live, work and shop.

♿ Designed with you in mind - Mobility challenges? Busy work schedule? Live somewhere rural? We get it. Our research clinics work around the barriers that make traditional healthcare settings tricky to access.

Your participation today, can help shape tomorrow's treatments. From breakthroughs in cancer care to better understanding of skin conditions and weight management - every study matters.

👉 Ready to get involved? Sign up to our database and we'll share relevant studies in your area: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/take-part-in-research/

01/10/2025

🎉 EMS Healthcare are thrilled to share that we have won the Environmental Sustainability Impact Award at the Society for Clinical Research Sites - SCRS Global Site Solutions Summit!

This award, presented for the very first time in 2025, celebrates organisations leading the way towards a greener future in clinical research. For us, it’s a powerful reflection of our belief that scientific progress must always align with environmental responsibility.

Dr Clare Grace, CEO of EMS Healthcare, said:

“We are delighted to win SCRS Site Solutions Summit's Environmental Sustainability Impact Award. At EMS Healthcare, we believe life-changing clinical research must go hand-in-hand with protecting our planet. This recognition reflects the commitment of our team, who have embedded sustainability across our operations.

"From renewable energy and waste reduction to greener transport and community engagement - proving that sustainable clinical research is not only possible, but essential to create a future where good health is within everyone's reach.”

EMS Healthcare has been proudly carbon neutral since 2021 and we're on track to achieve net zero by 2045. By integrating sustainable practices across energy use, waste management, transport, operations, and staff culture, we are proving that clinical research can serve both people and the planet.

👏 Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and finalists! Together, we’re showing how innovation can continue driving the clinical research industry forward.

Find out more about EMS Healthcare: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/

08/09/2025

This weekend, EMS Healthcare attended Maggie's Fest at Brimstage Farm & Maze with the incredible Maggie's Wirral supporting Merseyside & Cheshire team.

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello, ask questions, and learn more about how you can get involved in shaping the future of health and research.

With over 25 years' experience delivering mobile healthcare, we’re making it easier than ever for everyone, everywhere to take part in clinical research:

📍 We bring our mobile clinics directly into communities – reducing the need for hospital visits.
🚐 Designed to be inclusive and accessible, no matter your schedule, needs or mobility.
🩺 Help drive medical breakthroughs that benefit your family, your community, and generations to come.

Missed us at the event? You can sign up to take part in future studies here: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/take-part-in-research/

Together, we’re creating a future where good health is within everyone's reach.

13/08/2025

Last night EMS Healthcare were thrilled to host the first Wirral PI Academy event.

An initiative by the Wirral Research Collaborative, and supported by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and EMS Healthcare, the evening brought together an incredible line-up of experts from primary care, secondary care, academia, the voluntary sector and commercial research.

From James Perry's inspiring introduction, through to engaging talks on governance, partnerships, and career development as a Principal Investigator, the event was packed with insight and collaboration.

It was a pleasure to welcome attendees aboard some of our mobile research units that are bringing clinical research into the hearts of communities.

This was just the first in a series of Wirral PI Academy events - and if last night was anything to go by, the future looks very exciting for research across the region.

👏 A huge thank you to all the speakers, organisers, and attendees who made it a success.

07/08/2025

Yesterday, we joined the brilliant Ellesmere Port Community Connect Family Fun Day to celebrate local health and well-being.

A big thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello, ask questions, and learn more about how you can get involved in shaping the future of health and research.

With over 25 years' experience delivering mobile healthcare, we’re making it easier than ever for everyone, everywhere to take part in clinical research:

📍 We bring our mobile clinics directly into communities – reducing the need for hospital visits.

🚐 Designed to be inclusive and accessible, no matter your schedule, needs or mobility.

🩺 Help drive medical breakthroughs that benefit your family, your community, and generations to come.

Missed us at the event? You can sign up to take part in future studies here: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/take-part-in-research/

Thanks to Healthbox CIC and Theatre Porto for hosting a great community event.

Together, we’re creating a future where good health is within everyone's reach.

18/07/2025

🔬 Join the EMS Healthcare Team🧪

EMS Healthcare are transforming how clinical research is delivered in the UK - bringing trials directly into communities to make participation more accessible and inclusive.

As the UK’s largest independent site network, we’ve created over 1 million clinical research appointments since 2023, helping more people from all backgrounds to take part in research.

When you join EMS Healthcare, you’re not just starting a new role - you’re joining a team that puts people first, values your voice, and supports your development every step of the way.

Sound like something you would like to be apart of? We're looking for:

📍 Clinical Research and Delivery Manager - Manchester
📍 Clinical Research and Delivery Manager - Oxford
📍 Senior Research Nurse / Site Manager - Manchester
📍 Clinical Operations Lead - Ellesmere Port
📍 Clinical Research Nurse - Wi******er
📍 Research Nurse - Manchester

If you're driven to make a difference and share our vision to create a future where good health is within everyone's reach - we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Apply now: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/about/careers/

04/07/2025

The NHS 10 year plan described three big shifts will transform the health service - delivering better care for everyone, wherever they live - with care moving closer to home, technology making health easier to manage, and prevention taking centre stage.

Sarka Oldham, Chief Commercial Officer at EMS Healthcare, said:

"I'm especially encouraged by the government’s plan to shift healthcare out of hospitals and into communities, bringing care closer to those who need it most.

"Focusing on underserved areas, tackling health inequalities, and expanding research in to the heart of communities is exactly the kind of progress we need to deliver more accessible, inclusive care."

At EMS Healthcare, we’re helping make this vision a reality by supporting community-based healthcare and research - empowering patients every step of the way.

Read more from Sarka: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/news/nhs-10-year-plan-delivering-community-based-care/

01/07/2025

Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness: Research Starts with You

Every three minutes, someone in the UK develops dementia.

Research offers hope - for better treatments, earlier diagnosis, and a brighter future for families affected.

EMS Healthcare are proud to raise awareness and to help shape a future where everyone can take part in research, wherever they are.

Together we can improve lives through research. Sign up today to take part in future studies within your community: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/take-part-in-research/

📍 Our mobile clinics travel directly into communities, meaning you can take part in clinical trials without the need for hospital visits.

🚐 The units are designed to be inclusive, from mobility to work schedules, we break down the barriers to traditional health settings.

🩺 Make a real difference and contribute to medical breakthroughs for your loved ones, your community and future generations.

26/06/2025

🎥 Did you catch the BEST4 mobile unit on ITV News this week?

The spotlight was on the landmark BEST4 trial, led by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Cambridge, which aims to transform early detection of oesophageal cancer without the need for endoscopy.

The mobile unit was featured taking cancer research directly into communities across the South of England. Over a three year period, the trial will invite participants to take part in a simple capsule sponge test - a cost-effective and less invasive alternative to endoscopy that can detect early signs of oesophageal cancer.

“It’s important to get a diagnosis as early as possible. Easy, simple, and I’ll get the results very quickly,” said John Paffett, a participant of the trial, who chose to take part because he knows firsthand the consequences of a delayed diagnosis - it took five years for the cancer in John's leg to be diagnosed, resulting in an amputation when he was sixteen.

The BEST4 trial, supported by NIHR, Cancer Research UK and Cancer Research UK Cancer Prevention Trials Unit at Queen Mary University of London, is a key step in easing NHS pressures while improving outcomes through earlier, community-based detection.

Irene Debiram-Beecham, Principal Research Nurse at the University of Cambridge, explained: "We have a lot of patients out there who have suffered with heartburn and acid reflux, as a result of that, some of those have underlying Barrett's oesophagus which is never detected. The first time we see some of these patients is when they've presented with a cancer."

If you'd like to find out about clinical research opportunities taking place in your local area, please sign up here: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/take-part-in-research/

Learn more about the trial: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1ljvr325z4o

18/06/2025

We’re delighted to welcome Dr Nick Probert FFPM, DPM, MBChB, BSc (Hons), MRCS as lead Medical Director at EMS Healthcare.

Nick brings over 20 years of experience across healthcare, with leadership spanning clinical research, medical affairs, and health-tech in both start-ups and global organisations. A GMC-registered specialist physician in Pharmaceutical Medicine, he has contributed to close to 100 phase I–IV clinical trials - including First-in-Human and large-scale, late-phase programmes - as Sponsor, Principal Investigator, and Chief Investigator.

Nick also brings award-winning experience in clinical trial site performance and phase 3 programme delivery across Europe and beyond. With specialist expertise in obesity and GLP-1s, he will play a key role in delivering EMS Healthcare’s growing portfolio of clinical trials.

A Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and dedicated mentor, Nick is passionate about team development, having a wealth of experience leading teams of clinical trial investigators and actively supports the next generation of pharmaceutical physicians.

We’re excited to have Nick on board, as our lead Medical Director and Principal Investigator, as we continue to create a future where good health is within everyone’s reach.

Learn more about EMS Healthcare: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/

13/06/2025

That’s a wrap on NHS Confederation Expo 2025 - and what a brilliant few days it’s been!

From a powerful keynote speech by The Rt. Hon. Wes Streeting MP with Matthew Taylor, and Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, to compelling panels including Sir Stephen Powis and Sir Chris Whitty, the message was loud and clear:

✅ Care must shift closer to communities
✅ Prevention is key to a sustainable NHS
✅ Innovation and partnership will drive meaningful change
✅ Reducing health inequalities is essential

We were especially proud to see mobile healthcare delivery highlighted in many of this year’s sessions - including interventions like cancer screening in high-risk areas, which are already helping to reverse early diagnosis disparities.

Speakers throughout the conference reinforced the need for system-wide collaboration to embed prevention into everyday healthcare practices - ultimately improving health outcomes and easing pressure on NHS services.

With over 8,000 attendees, we were thrilled to welcome new and existing relationships to our stand. Whether you joined us for a tour of the FIT awareness unit, explored how we can support your teams, or dropped by for a chat - thank you for your ideas, and enthusiasm.

And to keep those conversations flowing, we served up over:

🍓 65kg of strawberries
🍫 82 bars of Dairy Milk
💧 122 litres of fruit-infused water

If you missed us at the event, explore how our mobile units are helping NHS partners bring health services directly communities, or reach out to our team: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/

Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance

04/06/2025

Meet the team at NHS ConfedExpo 2025.

We’re excited to announce that EMS Healthcare will be exhibiting at NHS ConfedExpo, taking place at Manchester Central on 11-12 June.

Come and say hello to the team and step on board Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance’s mobile unit, which has been raising awareness of bowel cancer in communities across the region.

📍Find us on stand C10, right by the main entrance, where we’ll be showcasing how EMS Healthcare delivers innovative medical solutions within the heart of communities.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/

Not attending this year? You can still get in touch with the team or visit our website to find out how our mobile medical units are supporting healthcare delivery across the UK: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/contact/

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