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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

HWHCT

Generated 6 Oct 2026, 10:33 · ID 71

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Last verified: 17/04/2026

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Source coverage

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Field-level source coverage Optional	20 of 36 reviewable fields are cited to a source (56%) · 2 with no source yet · 14 searched — not published · 16 with no value held	Computed	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Field-level source coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Identity and organisation

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Site name Required	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Head Office “Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development	Response for Site nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Short name Recommended	HWHCT	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Best Patient Care, Clinical & Health Research and You “Here at Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (HWHCT) our Research Team explores a wide array of mental health conditions including depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder.” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Abbreviation HWHCT taken from parentheses immediately after the trust legal name on the R&D page.	Response for Short nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Organisation Required	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Head Office “Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Standalone NHS trust record; organisation set to the trust legal name.	Response for OrganisationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Site type Recommended	NHS Trust	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Head Office “Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Mental health and community NHS trust with stated clinical/health research delivery; classified as nhs_trust per data-dictionary precedence (not a BRC/CRF primary type).	Response for Site typeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Website URL Recommended	https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: HTML head “https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development/” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Canonical link establishes www.hacw.nhs.uk host; root website_url set to https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/ for the trust homepage.	Response for Website URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Description Required	Integrated NHS trust providing mental and community health services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire, with a Research and Development function that states it explores mental health conditions including depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder and undertakes research including dementia, aligned to CQC research participation expectations and NIHR Be Part of Research signposting.	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Best Patient Care, Clinical & Health Research and You “Here at Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (HWHCT) our Research Team explores a wide array of mental health conditions including depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder. We also undertake research in other fields including dementia, complex neurology, dietetics and musculoskeletal conditions and want to expand into all areas of health & care within HWHCT.” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Verbatim paragraph from main-editor-output (HTML entities as published). Description summarises trust scope and research themes for the sites.description field.	Response for DescriptionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active site Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Our mission is “Our mission is to maximise opportunities for patients, carers and staff to participate in research” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Present-tense mission statement implies an active research programme.	Response for Active siteAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Location and scope

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
UK region Recommended	West Midlands	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Head Office “Worcestershire” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Head office address lists Worcestershire; mapped to West Midlands per UK Regions table in data-dictionary.md.	Response for UK regionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Country Recommended	England	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Be Part of Research “helps you find out about health and social care research taking place in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development England is explicitly named; sites.country set to England.	Response for CountryAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
City Recommended	Worcester	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Head Office “Worcester” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development	Response for CityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Latitude Recommended	52.1923520	Field-cited	Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (via Postcodes.io) — WR5 1JR https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/WR5%201JR Section: result.latitude “52.192352” Page: https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/WR5%201JR ONS centroid for WR5 1JR; Postcodes.io 2026-05-12.	Response for LatitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Longitude Recommended	-2.1780130	Field-cited	Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (via Postcodes.io) — WR5 1JR https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/WR5%201JR Section: result.longitude “-2.178013” Page: https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/WR5%201JR Paired longitude from same Postcodes.io lookup (WR5 1JR).	Response for LongitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Catchment population Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No single catchment population figure on the downloaded R&D page or Head Office block.	Response for Catchment populationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Geographic coverage Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Geographic coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Contacts and leadership

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Contact name Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: R&D page provides a generic research mailbox in headline news but not a single named primary research office contact for all enquiries.	Response for Contact nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Contact email Recommended	WHCNHS.ResearchDevelopment@nhs.net	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: HEADLINE NEWS “WHCNHS.ResearchDevelopment@nhs.net” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Email address taken from mailto:WHCNHS.ResearchDevelopment@nhs.net link for newsletter requests on the R&D page.	Response for Contact emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Principal investigator Recommended	Professor Peter Langdon	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Why is clinical and health research important? “Professor Peter Langdon: Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Honorary Director of Research at HWHCT” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development	Response for Principal investigatorAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
PI email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No email address published for Professor Peter Langdon on the downloaded R&D page.	Response for PI emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NHS trust partner Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Not applicable as a standalone NHS trust row; no partner trust field required on this page.	Response for NHS trust partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Infrastructure

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Pharmacy facilities Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: R&D page does not specify IMP pharmacy / temperature-controlled medicines infrastructure.	Response for Pharmacy facilitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Dedicated research facility Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Page describes a Research Team and R&D programme but does not name a dedicated NIHR CRF or equivalent facility with beds.	Response for Dedicated research facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
CRF bed count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No CRF/research bed count published on downloaded pages.	Response for CRF bed countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
EDC experience Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No explicit electronic data capture (EDC) platform experience statement found on the R&D page.	Response for EDC experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
GCP certified Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No trust-wide ICH-GCP training coverage statement found on downloaded pages.	Response for GCP certifiedAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NIHR CRN partner Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Be Part of Research “Also why not join Be Part of Research” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Also paired with NIHR evidence sentence elsewhere on page; interpreted as NIHR-aligned research participation infrastructure.	Response for NIHR CRN partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Operational capacity

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Research staff count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No research delivery headcount published on the R&D page.	Response for Research staff countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Annual MH trial count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No annual mental-health trial throughput figure published on the trust R&D page.	Response for Annual MH trial countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active competing studies Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Page references a live-studies drop-down elsewhere in the site IA but this snapshot does not provide a numeric active study count.	Response for Active competing studiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Typical monthly recruitment rate Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No monthly recruitment rate metric published on downloaded pages.	Response for Typical monthly recruitment rateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
R&D approval timeline (days) Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No R&D approval turnaround in days published on downloaded pages.	Response for R&D approval timeline (days)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Capabilities

Research capabilities available at this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Capability: Decentralised trial capability Recommended	Trial Methodology · Decentralised trial capability · Trust R&D content promotes NIHR Be Part of Research, virtual national R&D conference (2026), and broad patient/carer/staff participation in health research — consistent with remote/hybrid and digitally supported trial delivery alongside standard NHS pathways. · Available	Field-cited	Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Be Part of Research / conference “Also why not join Be Part of Research” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Combined with 2026 National Research and Development Virtual Conference mention; mapped to Decentralised trial capability (remote/hybrid participation) per capability_types description.	Response for Capability: Decentralised trial capabilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Diagnosis experience

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Diagnosis experience: Schizophrenia Recommended	Schizophrenia · Psychotic Disorders · Some	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json “ClinicalTrials.gov v2 JSON export for exact trust name begins with an empty top-level studies array” No active trial count derivable from exact-name export; NULL. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json UNSOURCEABLE from local registry exports for this trust string; NULL. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json “ClinicalTrials.gov v2 JSON export for exact trust name begins with an empty top-level studies array” Exact-name ClinicalTrials.gov export has zero studies; previous_trial_count NULL. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Best Patient Care, Clinical & Health Research and You “mental health conditions including depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Mapped psychosis wording to diagnosis_area_id 1 (Schizophrenia) as the psychotic-disorders anchor used in DIGIT seeds. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Best Patient Care, Clinical & Health Research and You “mental health conditions including depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder”	Response for Diagnosis experience: SchizophreniaAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Bipolar disorder Recommended	Bipolar disorder · Mood Disorders · Some	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json “ClinicalTrials.gov v2 JSON export for exact trust name begins with an empty top-level studies array” NULL for same reason as other areas. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json UNSOURCEABLE from local registry exports for this trust string; NULL. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json “ClinicalTrials.gov v2 JSON export for exact trust name begins with an empty top-level studies array” Exact-name export does not support a numeric count; NULL. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Best Patient Care, Clinical & Health Research and You “mental health conditions including depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Mapped bipolar disorder wording to diagnosis_area_id 4. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Best Patient Care, Clinical & Health Research and You “mental health conditions including depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder”	Response for Diagnosis experience: Bipolar disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorder Recommended	Major depressive disorder · Mood Disorders · Some	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json “ClinicalTrials.gov v2 JSON export for exact trust name begins with an empty top-level studies array” No active trial disaggregation available from exact-name export; field NULL. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json UNSOURCEABLE from local registry exports for this trust string; field NULL. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json “ClinicalTrials.gov v2 JSON export for exact trust name begins with an empty top-level studies array” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json ClinicalTrials.gov exact-name JSON export contains zero studies; not used to assert a numeric previous_trial_count — field left NULL. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Best Patient Care, Clinical & Health Research and You “mental health conditions including depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Mapped depression wording to diagnosis_area_id 5 (Major depressive disorder). experience_level some: specialist NHS mental health trust context plus explicit stated research themes; no per-condition registry counts for exact trust facility string. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Best Patient Care, Clinical & Health Research and You “mental health conditions including depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder”	Response for Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegeneration Recommended	Dementia / neurodegeneration · Neurodegenerative · Some	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json “ClinicalTrials.gov v2 JSON export for exact trust name begins with an empty top-level studies array” NULL. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json UNSOURCEABLE from local registry exports for this trust string; NULL. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (exact name query) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Herefordshire%20and%20Worcestershire%20Health%20and%20Care%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json “ClinicalTrials.gov v2 JSON export for exact trust name begins with an empty top-level studies array” Exact-name export has zero studies; NULL. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Best Patient Care, Clinical & Health Research and You “We also undertake research in other fields including dementia, complex neurology, dietetics and musculoskeletal conditions” Page: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Mapped dementia wording to diagnosis_area_id 20; experience_level some per trust-stated research portfolio (counts not registry-derived here). Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust — Research and Development https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/research-and-development Section: Best Patient Care, Clinical & Health Research and You “We also undertake research in other fields including dementia, complex neurology, dietetics and musculoskeletal conditions”	Response for Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegenerationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Linked cohorts

Cohorts hosted at or linked to this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Linked cohorts Optional	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohortsAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Verification metadata

Internal catalogue status — for reference only.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Verification status Recommended	ai_inferred	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Last verified Recommended	17 Apr 2026	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Data source Recommended	Populated Apr 2026 from hacw.nhs.uk Research and Development page (including Head Office footer), ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 queries (exact trust name returned 0 studies; broader text match returned one non–mental-health study without trust facility sites in export).	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—