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<p>The Department has no plans to conduct an inquiry into clinical research reforms
as work in this area is already in progress. The Government's vision for clinical
research delivery, set out in ‘Saving and Improving Lives: The Future of UK Clinical
Research Delivery’ (2021), aims to create a patient-centred, innovative, and digitally
enabled environment. This includes improving study set-up, speed and efficiency, increasing
the participation of patients within clinical trials and integrating clinical research
within health and social care practice.</p><p>Lord James O’Shaughnessy was appointed
by Government to conduct an independent review into the United Kingdom commercial
clinical trials landscape. The Review, published 26 May, makes 27 recommendations,
with an emphasis on speed of delivery, transparency of clinical research data and
easier recruitment for UK clinical trials. The Government welcomes the recommendations
set out in Lord O'Shaughnessy's independent review and in its response makes five
headline commitments to improve the commercial clinical trials system.</p><p>No centralised
information is available for clinical trials in Scotland, and the Department cannot
provide a response on behalf of the Scottish Government.</p>
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