FORUM REPORT: Innovative clinical research: Delivering trials in the community.
Date: 22 May 2026
In November 2025, the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) organised a FORUM workshop focusing on decentralised methods of clinical trial delivery.
The workshop included around 60 people with relevant lived experience as well as representatives from healthcare, academia, regulation, funders and government.
In summary, the workshop concluded that decentralised methods could better support the needs and preferences of people taking part in clinical trials, and that there is a need for clearer guidance and shared learnings to increase uptake.
The R&D Forum is well placed, through its working groups to support the needs for clearer guidance and shared learnings and will be exploring how to engage with the FORUM on making research more accessible.
Read the full report Here