The NIHR Clinical Research Network has won a prestigious national award for work undertaken to improve clinical research delivery in the NHS.
Carly Craddock (formerly Cooper), who is based at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and is a regional manager for the part of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network which supports mental health research, was presented with the Lean Healthcare Academy Award in the Lean Champion category yesterday evening, 6 February 2014.
The award recognises Carly’s achievements in reducing the time it takes to set-up mental health research studies in the NHS in the Heart of England region, and for driving a culture of continuous improvement. It also acknowledges Carly’s contribution to the Clinical Research Network’s national programme of continuous improvement.
Carly said: