The Trust aims to enhance its contribution to both the NHS and the national and international development of neuro-musculoskeletal services by providing and integrating the very best research, teaching and patient-focused care.
This places research at the heart of the purpose of the RNOH as a specialist centre within the NHS. Its key role in contributing towards the nation's health needs is to provide the environment that enables the study of locomotion system disorders to take place within a clinical setting. By making the research pertinent to meeting patients' problems, we will continue to improve standards of patient care and clinical practice. In addition, relevant research is considered the best form of postgraduate education and leads to increased professional satisfaction.
The role of the RNOH is enhanced by the close collaboration with the Institute of Orthopaedics and musculoskeletal sciences onsite, with joint appointments of all senior staff with University College London. This is further strengthened for other clinical professions with the academic and research link with South Bank University.
The RNOH via the Stanmore Clinical Research Centre (SCRC) offers a wide range of services to research active staff on site as well as to external groups or companies wishing to conduct research on site.
