00:00Plans have been submitted to expand a hospital's clinical research centre as part of a scheme
00:06worth almost £2 million. Mid-Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust said the new facility at Pinderfields
00:12Hospital in Wakefield would enable more people to take part in medical studies. Proposals lodged
00:18with Wakefield Council include extending the hospital's existing clinical research and
00:24innovation building to create 132 square metres of additional floor space. The investment forms
00:31part of a wider £47.8 million national programme designed to strengthen the NHS's ability to
00:39deliver high-quality research and accelerate access to innovative treatments.
