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UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: data to April 2026
Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally competitive clinical research through the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme.
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The UK Clinical Research Delivery (UKCRD) programme key performance indicators (KPIs) are published as official statistics in development.
The KPIs apply across the UK and measure:
- trends in the speed and predictability of regulatory and study set-up times
- delivery of research to time and target
- volume of clinical research activity
This version of the UKCRD KPIs report supersedes previous editions published on the UKCRD programme website.
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Published 20 May 2026
Last updated 15 June 2026
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At 4.15pm on 12 June 2026, data for indicators 4 to 7, table 3.3 and the associated data tables were updated in error. This error was corrected, and the report and data tables republished accordingly, at 12.45pm on 15 June 2026.
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