The equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) agenda presents health and care researchers with many challenges, characterised by phrases such as ‘reaching the hard-to-reach’ and ‘meeting unmet need’.
Professor Francis Martin, Lead Manager for Research, Development & Innovation at the NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre: Blackpool, examines the possibilities for reaching into communities for recruit identification to facilitate long-term disease management in the emerging digital era.
Modern research is primarily a Western developed world phenomenon. New developments and infrastructures drive economies. A significant arm in research and development is healthcare provision.
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