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Interface Clinical Research appoints Site Manager

Interface Clinical Research has appointed Jack Birchall as Site Acquisition and Management Executive. Jack will supervise the management of Interface’s clinical trials sites, using his experience of working with GP practices across the UK as National NHS Liaison Executive at Interface’s parent company, Interface Clinical Services. Jack joined Interface Clinical Services in 2009 as a Clinical Support Pharmacist, before becoming its Northern Regional Business Manager.

Interface Clinical Research works in partnership with GP practices across the UK to deliver large numbers of suitable patients for phase III and IV clinical trials. Typically, 48% of sites used in a clinical trial fail to recruit a single patient: Interface has the capability to recruit hundreds of patients per site.

Interface’s innovative model has the great benefit of using existing GP practice facilities, having the trials run by experienced Interface investigators, and working with GPs to offer patients who could benefit from new treatments the opportunity to take part in a trial. Patient retention is a key part of the Interface offering. It has a sophisticated retention system which has been developed over the last 10 years of running clinical trials for GP practices. Retention is also improved as patients will take part in trials at a local GP practice.

Interface Clinical Research CEO, Mike Drakard, said, “Jack brings his vast experience of working with primary care practices across the UK to our new clinical trials enterprise.”

Interface Clinical Research is a division of Interface Clinical Services, the leading independent provider of primary care clinical services in the UK. It has worked in over 3,000 primary care practices, covering more than 41% of the UK population. Interface already has extensive experience in the recruitment and running of hundreds of clinics at GP practices across the UK, on behalf of both the NHS and pharma companies.

About Interface Clinical Research

Interface Clinical Research, a division of Interface Clinical Services, has established a new model to provide pharma companies and CROs with a more efficient service to recruit and run phase III and IV primary care clinical trials. It recruits and runs clinical trials at GP practices across the UK, providing:

Feasibility studies Recruitment through screening of patient data Patient enrolment and randomisation The running of clinical trials, including sample collection The day to day management of patients Effective retention strategies

With a team of over 75 GCP trained pharmacists and a dedicated head office support team, Interface Clinical Research is uniquely placed to deliver effective recruitment and running of clinical trials. From database screening through to direct patient support services, Interface apply their un-paralleled experience in GP clinical systems and the primary care environment to deliver successful outcomes in clinical trials and drug development within the UK market.

http://interface-cr.co.uk/

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