Overview

General

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HMR facility Purpose-designed clinical pharmacology unit on 4 floors, close to Central Middlesex Hospital – an ideal environment for trials of new medicines –

145 beds in 3 wards
Specialist procedure rooms – allergy, endoscopy, cognitive function
Self-contained suites for sleep trials
Central monitoring
ECG telemetry
Urine processing labs, with integrated toilets
Facilities for handling radioactivity
Separate clinical and laboratory areas for trials of ‘light label’ and conventional doses of radionuclide
Dedicated outpatient unit
Designated facilities for monitors and auditors

Emergencies

emergency room Prudence and expertise have prevented any emergencies in the past – we do a comprehensive risk assessment of every trial – but, just in case –

Emergency alarms throughout
Resuscitation team 24/7 and resident physician
Rapid patient evacuation
Close to hospital acute services
Regular emergency scenario training
Clinical attachment of HMR physicians to ICU
Approved by Resuscitation Council for ILS training

Equipment

Cardiovascular

52 SpaceLabs Ultraview bedside monitors with ECG, Sp02, NIBP recording
24 SpaceLabs ECG telemetry units
31 12-lead ECG machines
50 Holter monitors
25 SpaceLabs ambulatory BP recorders
USCOM blood velocity monitor

Metabolic & renal

5 Nova Glucometers
3 i-STAT analysers, Abbott Diagnostics

Respiratory

3 Fujinon 530 Series Video Bronchoscopes
3 Mefar dosimeters
Complete pulmonary laboratory, Morgan Medical
Jaeger exhaled NO monitor
3 ‘Gold Standard’ Vitalograph spirometers
8 MicroMedical Superspiro SU6000
MicroMedical MicroLab
2 acoustic rhinometers, GM Instruments AR1

Neurological

2 EEG machines – Walther Graphtek PL-270-N
Embla N7000 polysomnography system with connector units for EEG, EOG, ECG and EMG, and sensors for oximetry, respiratory effort, body position, nasal cannula, thermistor, and snoring

Gastrointestinal

21 ambulatory pH monitors, Flexilog, Oakfield Instruments Ltd 2020
3 Fujinon 530 Series gastroscopes

Ultrasound imaging

Siemens Sonoline Prima SLC

Pharmacy

2 aseptic manufacturing suites
Radiopharmacy aseptic suite
QC of radiolabelled IMP by liquid scintillation counting
2 dedicated non-sterile manufacturing suites
Continuous environmental monitoring, with integrated alarm
Secure, temperature-controlled storage
MHRA licence to manufacture IMPs and Specials
Home Office licence to supply and possess controlled drugs
Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

The Pharmacy has its own dedicated website.

Laboratory

Pneumatic tube for instant sample transfer from wards and outpatients
Robotic sample handling – centrifugation, level sensing, capping, aliquotting, labelling, sorting & storage
Separate suites for light-sensitive samples and radioimmunoassay
Backup analysers to ensure continuous service
Seamless LIMS, from sample collection to reporting

The laboratory has its own dedicated website.

hospital facilities doctor managing examination devices

Sample storage

Secure sample storage at 4°C, –20°C and –80°C
Continuous temperature monitoring
Integrated alarm and 24/7 cover