R&D NHS Clinical Research Centre
Professor Francis Martin has played a key role in pioneering research and serves as the Lead Manager at Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC) Blackpool, part of the NIHR-funded Biomedical Research Centre. He leads Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE), an essential component of research that ensures studies are carried out with and by members of the public rather than to or for them. Through PPIE, patients and the public actively contribute their experiences, helping shape research to make it more meaningful and impactful.