Expanding Access to Clinical Research in the Community
Clinical trials are fundamental to advancing medical knowledge, improving treatments, and shaping the future of healthcare. However, participation in research remains inaccessible for many people due to barriers such as travel requirements, time constraints, limited mobility, and lack of awareness.
At Pristine Health Solutions t/a Excel Medical Primary Care Services, we are transforming how clinical research is delivered by bringing trials directly into communities and closer to where people live, receive care, and feel most comfortable.
Bringing Clinical Trials Beyond Traditional Research Settings
Traditionally, clinical trials have been delivered through hospitals or specialist research centres. While this model has been effective, it can unintentionally exclude many individuals who are unable to travel frequently or commit to regular in-person visits.
Excel Medical Primary Care Services offers a more inclusive alternative through a flexible, community-based research delivery model. Our experienced team supports decentralised and hybrid clinical trials, including home visits and community-based study activities, enabling participants to engage in research without disrupting their daily lives.
By delivering research where people are, we reduce participation barriers, improve accessibility, and support more representative study populations.
Supporting Innovation and Evidence Generation
In addition to research delivery, Excel Medical Primary Care Services partners with emerging biotech, medtech, and digital health companies to support the development and validation of innovative technologies.
We work as a strategic delivery partner and care provider for organisations seeking to generate evidence for technological innovation, including support for:
NIHR funding applications
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE)
Research design and feasibility planning
Co-production activities, now increasingly expected within NIHR-funded programmes
Pilot studies and early-stage evaluations
Real-world evidence generation
As a provider operating across both clinical care and social care, we are uniquely positioned to support a broad range of innovations spanning healthcare delivery, digital health, remote monitoring, diagnostics, care home technologies, and social care interventions.
Comprehensive Clinical Trial Delivery Support
Our fully experienced research delivery team supports multiple stages of the clinical trial pathway, providing services including:
Participant identification within local communities
Screening and eligibility assessments
Study coordination and site support
Participant engagement and retention
Follow-up and ongoing monitoring
Operating across Middleton and Greater Manchester, our team works closely with local communities, primary care providers, and research partners to ensure trials are delivered efficiently, ethically, and with participant comfort at the centre.
Strengthening Research Through Strategic Partnerships
We are proud to support the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) North West Regional Research Delivery Network (NW RRDN) in delivering social care research and commercial clinical trials within primary care settings.
Embedding research into community and primary care environments helps bridge the gap between innovation and real-world healthcare delivery, allowing research findings to translate more effectively into patient benefit.
Improving Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion
Participant recruitment remains one of the greatest challenges in clinical research. Our community-based model is specifically designed to accelerate recruitment while improving diversity and inclusion.
Through our direct engagement with local communities, we help:
Accelerate recruitment timelines
Improve participant retention
Increase representation in research
Reach underserved and underrepresented populations
We are particularly committed to including groups often excluded from research, including:
Care home residents
Individuals receiving hospice or palliative care
People with limited mobility or complex health needs
Communities facing socioeconomic, cultural, or logistical barriers to participation
By improving inclusivity, we help ensure research findings are more representative, equitable, and applicable to broader populations.
Supporting Global Innovation Through African Research Networks
For organisations looking to expand innovation and research activity internationally, particularly across Africa, Excel Medical Primary Care Services offers strategic access to established research partnerships.
Through our partner research network spanning multiple countries across Africa, we can connect sponsors and innovators to research sites, diverse patient populations, and implementation environments suitable for pilot studies, multicentre trials, and technology validation.
This creates opportunities for scalable evidence generation and international market readiness.
Patient-Centred Research That Shapes the Future
At the heart of our work is a commitment to patient-centred, community-focused research. We recognise that participating in research can feel overwhelming, which is why we prioritise flexibility, clear communication, and compassionate support throughout the participant journey.
By bringing clinical trials closer to patients, supporting healthcare innovation, and expanding access to underserved populations, Excel Medical Primary Care Services is helping reshape the future of research delivery.
Clinical research should not be limited by geography, mobility, or circumstance. Through innovation, collaboration, and community engagement, we are making research more accessible, inclusive, and impactful for all.
