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23 July 2020
How supporting families of patients during COVID-19 brought me to tears
22 July 2020
Study Support Service Facilitator Richard Rotimi has spoken about why he is involved in research with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) CRN South London.
10 July 2020
Paramedic Josh tells how he went from working in clinical studies to being part of one
08 July 2020
Jane describes working as an 'Antibody Angel' collecting plasma for COVID-19 clinical trials '
02 July 2020
The RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY) trial has announced that the steroid dexamethasone has been identified as the first drug to improve survival rates in certain coronavirus patients. We spoke to Samantha Clarke, Lead Research Nurse at North Bristol Trust, about her experience working on the RECOVERY trial and what this news means to her.
30 June 2020
Recruiting to the RECOVERY Covid-19 Trial at County Hospital, Stafford
19 June 2020
Clinical Research Practitioner Natalie Long works for the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) South London and she is currently helping to deliver the national RECOVERY trial at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH). Here, Natalie speaks about the pride she feels in helping to play her part in the global search for a treatment for COVID-19.
11 June 2020
Helen Talbot is a Senior Research Nurse in the West of England CRN. This is her experience of working on COVID-19 research.
20 May 2020
International Clinical Trials day is a celebration of the vital research taking place and the teams who deliver it. We want to take this opportunity to announce the launch of Research Learning Resources, a "Hitchhiker's Guide" to the Clinical Research Network.
14 May 2020
Great Western Hospitals have recruited 5 patients to the REMAP-CAP trial and have consented 102 patients to the RECOVERY trial. Lead Research Practitioner, Suzannah Pegler, tells us how staff at Great Western Hospitals have so effectively prepared for and carried out these studies.
12 May 2020
Today marks International Nurses Day, and we want to take this opportunity to thank the incredible research nurses working in the West of England for their great work. With the recent focus on COVID-19 research, we spoke with Emma Gendall, Senior Research Nurse – Acute Care at Southmead Hospital to find out how the pandemic has affected her role.
30 April 2020
Heart of Bath comprises three sites. We continue to run our clinical trials unit from Junction Road Surgery, where we set up once the COVID-19 Hot Hub was installed at Oldfield.
30 April 2020
CRN WE has a flexible research delivery workforce known as the WE ReACH (West of England Research fAcilitation in Community and Healthcare Settings) team. The team has been supporting COVID-19 research across the region. We asked Shaolin Chidavaenzi, one of our Clinical Research Practitioners, to update us on what she has been working on this week.
09 April 2020
As Heart of Bath Medical Partnership are preparing to contribute to research into the COVID-19 pandemic, we've asked Mary for an update on their preparations. Here’s how her working week developed
02 April 2020
To coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, the World Health Organization has dedicated 2020 to nurses and midwives. We want to take this opportunity to thank the incredible nurses and midwives working in the West of England, and shine a light on the great work they do. Mary Anne Fifield has worked as a research nurse at Heart of Bath Medical Partnership for over two years. We spoke with her to find out more about her journey to becoming a research nurse and what inspires her within the career.
02 April 2020
As you will be aware, due to the current circumstances, we are not running face-to-face training at this point in time. A number of online courses and webinars have been developed by the NIHR Coordinating Centre, to help in the delivery of COVID-19 studies and to upskill our clinical colleagues who may be required to help with delivering this research.
15 January 2020
Below you will find an archive of the recent newsletters from The Clinical Research Network (CRN) West of England. Find out more about research in the region, upcoming training and events, funding opportunities and other updates from the CRN.