Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research

The Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research facilitates collaboration and promotes synergy between UH researchers with internationally-renowned expertise, researchers at other academic institutions and local and national NHS, public health and social care services.

Our research spans clinical medicine, mental health, health services research, clinical trials, pharmacy, psychology, public health, epidemiology and optometry.

We were an integral part of UH’s Unit of Assessment 3 submission to REF2021, which rated over 80% of our research as world-leading or internationally excellent.

For more information about the Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research, please contact Dr Silvana Mengoni or Professor Diana Gorog.

Professor Diana Gorog

Joint Centre Head

Professor Diana Gorog is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Joint Head of the Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research at the University of Hertfordshire. She is also a Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Lead for Research at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. She is actively engaged in clinical research, with a particular emphasis on identifying patients at risk of coronary and cerebrovascular thrombosis using novel near-patient testing.

Dr Silvana Mengoni

Joint Centre Head

Dr Silvana Mengoni is a Senior Research Fellow and Joint Head of the Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research. She carries out applied research with children and adults with learning disabilities and/or long-term health conditions, and her methodological expertise includes clinical trials, process evaluations and mixed-methods research.