The UKTMN has thrived in 2023, and ongoing support to the clinical trial management community has been provided through a wide variety of activities and initiatives. The UKTMN remains an established network within the UK trials community, and through ongoing collaboration and promotion of the aims of the UKTMN, trial management professionals are better established as a key player in the success of trials than ever.
Throughout this report, we share examples of the activities we have undertaken this year to support our members, and as we continue through 2024, we are always looking for ways to ensure trial management professionals have opportunities for development and support. A huge thank you to all those who made the activities listed in this report possible.
2023 saw the UKTMN celebrate it’s 25th anniversary, with a dedicated event in November. Since the Network was established in 1998, the trial landscape has changed drastically but the aims of the UKTMN remain the same; to support the trial management workforce in the UK.
We would like to express our ongoing gratitude to our funder Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford, without whom none of this would be possible.
Thanks also to Bryony Weathers (UKTMN Administrator) and Emma Campbell (UKTMN Manager - maternity cover) for their input into the UKTMN throughout 2023. Bryony and Emma have both now moved to pastures new and we wish them well in their new endeavours. 2024 sees Natalie Wakefield (UKTMN Manager) returning to UKTMN following the birth of her daughter in 2023 and we are delighted to have her back.
As we begin 2024, we look forward to working closely with our members and collaborators to ensure trial management professionals are at the heart of the UK clinical trials community.