Research and development

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is a research-active organisation. Our Research Team are committed to offering patients and staff opportunities to be involved in research. Research helps turn discoveries into new or improved treatments, diagnostics, medical technologies and services.

Contact us

Email: ccs.gen-cambs-researchhub@nhs.net

X (Twitter): @CCSNHSResearch

Benefits of research

Improved treatment and prevention
Better diagnosis of diseases
Improved quality of care and health outcomes

Ways we support research

CCS supports research in a variety of ways including:

opportunities to engage in national and international studies
supporting research ideas and professional development
offering research training for staff and students

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Research studies

Our Trust supports many research projects. Find out more about our current portfolio and non-portfolio studies.

Research Champions Programme (RCP)

We offer the Research Champions Programme (RCP), which is a 6-month introductory course into research to learn skills and build confidence in research.

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Staff involvement

Learn about the process of developing a research project or a major project at CCS.

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Ways you can get involved

Find out the different ways you can get involved with research at CCS.

Meet our team

We support all Trust services to engage in research. This includes student projects, fellowships and adopting National Institute of Health and Care (NIHR) portfolio studies.