Chrissie Minnis
Pharmacy Clinical Trials Manager,
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical trials service manager at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and senior pharmacy leader at the Lancashire Clinical Research Facility (NIHR UKCRF). Specialises in early‑phase clinical trials, ATIMPs, and expanding research‑active pharmacy services. Experienced in operational leadership, governance, multidisciplinary collaboration, and shaping regional and national research strategy. Proven success in securing NIHR strategic funding and delivering high‑profile national research programmes. Recognised with the NIHR Wessex Award for Outstanding Contribution to COVID‑19 Research (2021), which supported progression into the Lead Pharmacist role for the South West NHSE Mass Vaccination Programme. North West Pharmacy Research Advisory Group (NWPRAG) co-chair.
Sessions
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08-May-2026Leadership & Professional Development TheatreGetting into research in primary or secondary care - where to begin

