We actively conduct research at Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital, Westmorland Hospital and Queen Victoria Hospital. Research is essential to help improve current treatments, find new and better ways to treat illnesses and provide better care for patients. Without research we would not have the pioneering and vital medications and treatments that we currently use in health care.
At University Hospitals Morecambe Bay Trust, the research team works alongside clinical care teams to improve the quality of patient care, as our patents health and wellbeing is fundamental to us. We operate across a footprint of 4 sites: Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital, Westmorland General Hospital, and Queen Victoria Hospital. Our Research and Development department hosts a range of innovative research trials and contributes to vital research, used to develop and create new and better treatments and preventative methods. We are proud to support research across the following domains; oncology, rheumatology, respiratory, stroke, Covid19, Diabetes, Gastroenterology as well as various multidisciplinary health service improvement studies. Our studies include researching new medications through drug trials, sample collection trials, observational and data collection trials. Thousands of patients dedicate their time each year to helping support some of the most cutting-edge research available. This means we are able to trial new medications and medical devices with patients who can benefit from them, and provide vital information and treatments for future generations. We work closely with other NHS organisations, our local Universities, local research organisations and collaborate internationally with expert researchers across the world and strive to improve patients healthcare and support NHS and health organisations.