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David Lynch

Starmer pledges to slash time needed to set up clinical trials to 150 days

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a visit to Jaguar Land Rover in Birmingham. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to slash the number of days it takes to set up a clinical trial from “over 250” to 150, in a bid to strengthen the UK’s medical sciences industry.

The Prime Minister also announced new investment of “up to £600 million” by both the Government and the Wellcome Trust, a health research charity, in a new health data research service.

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