LHP Programmes: Impact of COVID-19

Research Response objectives are:

Research studies

  • Effectively prioritise studies to deliver in LCR aligned to collective strategic priorities
  • Create a balanced portfolio to include national (Urgent Public Health classified and potentially others) and local strategically important research studies to deliver maximum system benefit.
  • Set up and deliver studies quickly and efficiently

Workforce and infrastructure

  • Prioritise & mobilise the workforce with appropriate skills and expertise and infrastructure
  • Integrate the coordination of research delivery across the City drawing CRN and Trust funded research delivery staff into one research delivery workforce for Liverpool

Other activity

  • Enhanced support for trusts with capacity reporting and planning
  • Clear and streamlined COVID specific operational work programmes (e.g. new processes to enable research)
  • Coordinated foresight and resolution of strategic and operational challenges