Facilities
Our trials are run in our newly refurbished clinical areas to support high-quality clinical research.
Clinical areas
Our self-contained facilities can be used for a variety of different types of visits, including screening, residential stays and outpatient visits. All equipment is appropriately calibrated, maintained and serviced.
Ward
- 6 beds
- Nurse station with monitoring for each bed
- Telemetry and ECG capability
- Resuscitation trolley stocked according to UK Resuscitation Council guidance
- Call bell/emergency system
- Adjustable lighting settings
- Bedside cabinets
- Toilets and shower facilities.
Individual clinical rooms
- Consultation room with bed
- Private setting for informed consent/sensitive discussions
- ECG capability
- Call bell/emergency alarm system.
Drug store
- Fully secure drug storage facility with strictly limited access
- Continuous monitoring of temperatures with dial-out alarm
- Room and cold temperature storage for both open-label and blinded study product (including Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP), stock medications and rescue drugs)
- Full accountability records (including records of receipt, dispensing and destruction).
A volunteer undergoing an ECG
The ward
A volunteer being consented in our clinical room
An ECG monitor
The drug store
A volunteer in the ward
A volunteer having blood pressure taken
A volunteer receiving an injection
The volunteer social area
The kitchen
Laboratory and temporary sample storage facility
We have an in-house sample processing laboratory for researcher use for processing a range of biological samples.
- Sample processing lab
- Processing capacity includes whole blood, serum, plasma, saliva, urine, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), biopsy and faecal samples
- Equipment available includes: centrifuges, Class II microbiological safety cabinet, pipettes, heat block, balances
- Storage of samples down to -80oC with arrangements in place for emergency back-up
- Continuous monitoring of temperatures with dial-out alarm
- Shipping in accordance with regulations
- Temporary sample storage area.
Laboratory staff using the centrifuge
The temporary sample storage area (lab)
The laboratory
Other facilities
In addition, researchers using Surrey Clinical Research Facility (CRF) can also benefit from the following facilities:
- Document store with secure limited access
- Reception/waiting area with lift access
- Conference/meeting room
- Car park adjacent to the building
- We can provide space for a limited amount of researcher equipment storage.
The CRF is part of the University of Surrey and is well located, as such we have access to and support from other amenities:
- Within the Clinical Research Building, we also house the Surrey Sleep Research Centre, Surrey Clinical Trials Unit and Health Technology Accelerator.
- Our facility is located in very close proximity to the Royal Surrey County Hospital, and we have a close working relationship with the NHS Trust
- The Leggett Building is located behind the CRF and has lecture-style rooms.
The Clinical Research Building and car park
The research office
Sleep laboratory
