21 September 2022
Researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School are using Join Dementia Research to recruit volunteers to one their studies: Determinants of quality of life, care and costs, and consequences of inequalities in people with dementia and their carers (DETERMIND).
31 August 2022
Harold Trill first took part in a research study in 1992 and 30 years later he is taking part in another study, being run by his local NHS community trust in Kent.
25 July 2022
Over 100 Clinical Research Practitioners from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex have signed up to the CRP Directory. So far six CRPs have gone through the accreditation process and are now on the CRP Accredited Register.
18 July 2022
CRN Kent Surrey and Sussex spoke to East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust’s director of research and innovation, Jess Evans, about the Trust’s ambitious plans for research.
20 June 2022
We spoke with Lindsay Forbes, Professor of Public Health at the University of Kent about the exciting work CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussexis doing to support Kent County Council
10 June 2022
We spoke with Jack Barrett about his role as a research paramedic, and his work studying the way that traumatic brain injuries in older patients are triaged.
20 May 2022
Robert Lane, 73, is a retired electrical engineer from Berkshire. Since being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015 he has taken part in several trials at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford.
12 May 2022
Claire Pegg is Lead Research Nurse at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
06 May 2022
Emma Meadows is a Research Midwife at St Richards Hospital in Chichester.
24 February 2022
Fiona Brophy is 48 and lives near Tonbridge in Kent. Fiona spoke to CRN KSS about her interest in dementia research and why she signed up to Join Dementia Research.
21 February 2022
Miriam Davey is Senior Critical Care Research Nurse at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in Kent. Miriam is also CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex Speciality Research Lead for Anaesthetics, Perioperative and Pain.
08 February 2022
Clinical Research Network Kent, Surrey and Sussex supported researchers from Brighton and Sussex Medical School on the successful delivery of the 'Examining healthcare professionals’ understanding and experience of ethical preparedness in the practice and delivery of genomic medicine (EPPiGen)'study.
08 February 2022
Natalie Akenzua-Sanderson from Surrey has been taking part in a national priority study into the use of antiviral treatments for COVID-19.
05 January 2022
Holly Taylor is a Clinical Trials Pharmacist at Wexham Park Hospital, part of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. Holly previously worked as a Clinical Rotational Pharmacist and took the opportunity to become the hospital’s Clinical Trials Pharmacist, first on secondment and then permanently.
25 November 2021
Professor Mahmood Bhutta is Chair in Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Honorary Consultant at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust and is ENT Specialty Lead for CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
18 November 2021
Research practitioner Charlie Piercy talks about his motivations, inspirations, work on COVID-19 studies and his new sepsis study.
21 October 2021
Aimée Williams is a Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP) at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. She is working towards becoming an accredited CRP and has joined the CRP Directory.
14 October 2021
Jack Barrett is a research paramedic at South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb). He is undertaking an NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship (CDRF). The CDRF scheme funds registered healthcare professionals to undertake a PhD by research and, concurrently, to undertake further professional development and clinical practice.
14 October 2021
Pete Eaton-Williams is a research paramedic and paramedic practitioner at South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb).
07 October 2021
Dr Rahuldeb Sarkar is a respiratory and intensive care consultant at Medway NHS Foundation Trust in Medway, Kent.
04 October 2021
Professor Geeta Menon is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Clinical Director of National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network Kent, Surrey and Sussex (CRN KSS), and Postgraduate Dean at Health Education England (South London).
23 September 2021
Sisters Laura and Rebecca joined a study to increase surgical options for women who, like them, were diagnosed with the BRCA gene mutation.
09 September 2021
After a career in PR and communications, Frances Kirkham retrained and qualified as a doctor five years ago. She is now undertaking her core medical training and was inspired to add research to her portfolio to improve patient care on a larger scale.
07 September 2021
Dr Stacey Rand, senior research fellow and Dr Barbora Silarova, research associate from the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the University of Kent have used Join Dementia Research to recruit volunteers to two of their studies.
18 August 2021
Two hospices in Kent and Sussex have been recognised for their work on NIHR Portfolio studies.
