“Like a nurse but not a nurse”: Clinical Research Practitioners and the evolution of the clinical research delivery workforce in the NHS

Abstract Background Clinical research is increasing across the United Kingdom. Within the context of a shortage of nurses, trusts have struggled to maintain research capacity. In order to meet staffing demands, trusts have increasingly turned to Clinical Research Practitioners (CRPs) to assist in th...

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Main Authors: Rachel Faulkner-Gurstein, Helen C. Jones, Christopher McKevitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Health Research Policy and Systems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12961-019-0462-x