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Heather Pinches

Heather Pinches is Head of the Clinical Trials Service

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Head of Clinical Trials Service

Heather is Head of the Clinical Trials Service at NHS England.


Blogs

A crowded high street in England
By Heather Pinches. 28 March 2024 Putting people and partnership at the centre of clinical research

In March 2024, the Westminster Health Forum policy conference on "Next steps for clinical research in the UK" brought together stakeholders from across the research industry. Heather Pinches shares her insights from the event.
Crowd of people walking on London street
By Heather Pinches. 16 November 2023 Recruitment success puts spotlight on what we can do better

Our data-driven clinical trials service, NHS DigiTrials, is changing what is possible for researchers but there’s more to do, says our Head of Clinical Trials.
Photo of a person's arm as they donating blood.
By Heather Pinches. 30 June 2020 How we’re supporting COVID-19 convalescent plasma trials

NHS Blood and Transplant is investigating the effectiveness of treating coronavirus patients with plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19. Heather Pinches, Head of the Clinical Trials Service at NHS Digital, explains how we’re helping with this effort.