Overview

• The NHS App’s Be Part of Research service now lets patients browse available trials and enrol directly on their devices.
• The Department for Health and Social Care says automatic trial matching will connect users to studies based on health data, with push notifications highlighting relevant opportunities.
• The National Institute for Health and Care Research has launched a UK-wide drive to boost enrolment, especially among underrepresented groups such as young people, black communities and those of South Asian heritage.
• Health Secretary Wes Streeting aims to cut commercial trial setup times from around 250 days to 150 by March 2026 under the government’s ten-year health plan.
• NHS trusts must now publish clinical trial performance metrics, with future funding prioritised for the highest-performing sites.