1. Breast Cancer Research Report Site Specific Group Meeting Friday 10th July Dr Mark Beresford Network Sub Specialty Lead – Breast Cancer

2. Introduction
NIHR Clinical Research Network merged all cancer research networks with all other clinical research networks in England on 1st April 2014
CRN - West of England is one of 15 new networks
This new geography does not map exactly to the site specific group geography.
It now includes Gloucestershire and Swindon but no longer includes Taunton and Yeovil
Activity for Taunton and Yeovil are included in this report for ease of reference
Our main focus is the translation of NHS research strategy and the delivery of research to patients

3. Cancer specialty specific objectives
NIHR CRN High Level Objectives
Set up studies as fast as you can
Recruit to the target you set in the time agreed
Involve all organisations providing NHS care
Include commercial and non commercial portfolio studies
Cancer specialty specific objectives
Recruitment overall at 20% cancer incidence
Recruitment to interventional studies at 7.5% of cancer incidence
Recruit to rare cancer studies and have a balanced portfolio

4. i
Plus Taunton & Yeovil

5. Plus Taunton & Yeovil

6. Discussion points
Breast study recruitment is approx. a quarter of total cancer recruitment in the network this year
Are there any studies on our current portfolio where cross referral or patients could be encouraged?
How many studies do you have open that are not recruiting at all?
Add Aspirin will be starting soon
New studies on the portfolio database in set up
What else would you like to see in the report?

7. Contact & reference details