Clinical research
UK community locations
dedicated research sites
fleet of flexible solutions
Taking clinical research into communities
The UK’s largest independent site network
We enable inclusive and accessible trials by creating flexible community-based research sites. Our model reduces participant burden and ensures broader representation, which accelerates recruitment, shortens trial timelines, and improves health outcomes.
Our site solutions are tailored to your needs, offering flexibility through our extensive fleet of over 115 solutions and 15 dedicated research sites, providing you with:
- Dedicated study/sponsor sites
- Scalability from small rare disease to large volume studies
- Unrivalled access to communities across the UK
- One single contract – multiple sites
We champion collaboration
We’re proud to have supported over 95 health and research organisations
A network of flexible community research sites
EMS Healthcare strategically places sites in underserved communities, ensuring inclusive access to research. Our approach accelerates recruitment, reduces participant burden, and boosts retention.
Study solutions tailored to your needs
Database of 6,000+ geo-locations
With 25 years of experience, EMS Healthcare offers access to thousands of community research sites across the UK, ensuring optimal locations and swift trial deployment.
Reaching communities to reduce the burden
We select locations based on population data and accessibility, ensuring they meet recruitment needs and are easy for participants to access, supporting inclusivity and retention.
Working together to bring clinical research into communities
Our data-driven approach to site locations
We leverage the UK's health and population data and our unique site performance metrics to strategically place trials in community locations. In 2023/24 we facilitated over 750,000 participants in communities across the UK, with 99.3% rating their experience as good or excellent.
We ensure excellence
Medical Advisory Committee & Investigators
We champion collaboration
25 years as a trusted healthcare partner developing capacity solutions
From community healthcare engagement to developing capacity solutions across the medical landscape - we collaborate with health providers to alleviate capacity challenges across primary and secondary care, including:
- Infusion
- Dialysis
- Endoscopy
- Ophthalmology
- Vaccine delivery
