NHS Royal Devon awarded £1.4m for new clinical research hub

A new £1.4m clinical facility that will carry out "ground-breaking research" is to be built at a hospital in Devon. The funding for the hub, which will be based at North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple, was secured by the Royal Devon Trust.

Research carried out at the facility will include specialised heart studies, as well as trials exploring issues such as lower back pain, joint problems and osteoarthritis.

The hub is the first dedicated facility for clinical research in North Devon and, according to one NHS trust bo