Welcome

The overall aim of NISCHR CRC is to improve future care by developing and supporting research excellence within health and social care. NISCHR CRC is funded by the National Institute for Social Care and Health Research (NISCHR), a Welsh Government initiative which provides the dedicated infrastructure, funding and co-ordination to support the development of high quality health and social care research.

 

WCRN provides research staff through regional networks in North, South East and South West Wales. These are skilled research professionals with experience of direct patient and service user contact, who work to support NISCHR research projects.

 

WCRN is working to:

 

• improve relevance by supporting high quality, ‘people centred’ research studies which benefit the delivery of cancer care;

 

• involve people by providing opportunities to participate in research and research development;

 

• increase capacity by providing a competent research workforce to work with the NHS to meet cancer research standards and targets;

 

• promote research as a routine and integrated part of NHS care.

 

WCRN is a partner in the Wales Cancer Institute (WCI) and has a number of collaborators including the Wales Cancer Bank (WCB), the Wales Cancer Trials Unit (WCTU), the Cardiff Cancer Research UK Centre, and the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC). WCRN also links closely with the National Cancer Research Network (NCRN) at a UK level.

 

WCRN, NISCHR CRC, is part of the research infrastructure for Wales funded by NISCHR, Welsh Government www.nischr.org.uk