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Clinical trial management: a profession in crisis?
E J Mitchell1, K Goodman2, N Wakefield3
1Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. eleanor.mitchell@nottingham.ac.uk.
Trials
|April 28, 2022
Summary
The UK faces a critical shortage of clinical trial managers, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting research delivery. Addressing recruitment and retention is vital for the future of UK clinical research.
Area of Science:
- Clinical Research Management
- Healthcare Workforce Studies
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- The UK is experiencing a significant recruitment and retention crisis for clinical trial managers.
- This shortage is attributed to complex factors, likely intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Academic clinical trial units face difficulties filling vacant positions for this specialized role.
Discussion:
- Multiple factors are negatively impacting the retention of highly skilled clinical trial managers.
- The current crisis poses substantial challenges to achieving the goals of the Department of Health and Social Care's Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery implementation plan.
- This article, authored by a UK Trial Managers network, explores these issues and potential solutions.
Key Insights:
- A critical shortage of clinical trial managers exists in the UK.
- The COVID-19 pandemic has likely exacerbated pre-existing recruitment and retention challenges.
- Failure to address this workforce issue threatens the successful delivery of UK clinical research.
Outlook:
- Urgent national stakeholder action is required to address the clinical trial manager shortage.
- Strategies must focus on both recruitment into and retention within this vital profession.
- Resolving this crisis is essential for the future success of the UK's clinical research landscape.
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