28 March 2023
Dr Matt Thomas, consultant in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) at Southmead Hospital, North Bristol Trust and Local Specialty Research Lead (LSRL) at the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) West of England (WE), shares his experience of working in research.
28 March 2023
Dr Chris Newell, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) and Anaesthesia at Southmead Hospital, North Bristol Trust and Local Specialty Research Lead (LSRL) for Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain at the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) West of England (WE), shares his experience of working in research.
30 November 2022
“What attracted me to becoming an Associate PI was the ability to liaise with various people throughout the Trust.”
30 November 2022
“I wanted to understand more about the structure and organisation of clinical trials.”
10 November 2022
Dr Kyla Thomas, Clinical Director at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) West of England shares her path in research with us.
31 August 2022
We spoke to members of the Research Team at North Bristol Trust, to find out more about their experiences of utilising telephoning as a means to recruit participants.
10 June 2022
Paul Sparrowhawk, 44, took part in the Thames Valley Young Stroke Study (TV-YSS) after experiencing a stroke. This is his story of taking part in research.
04 March 2022
When approached about donating tissue from his son, Matthew, to a brain tumour study, Andy knew it was something Matthew would have wanted him to do.
18 February 2022
Research colleagues at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GWH) have shared their advice for those new to research.
25 November 2021
Following the announcement of his recent Outstanding Clinical Radiology Researcher of 2021 award from The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the NIHR, we talked with Dr Jonathan Rodrigues to find out more about his career in radiology.
04 November 2021
Natasha Davies, Research Nurse at Concord Medical Centre, shares her research journey.
20 October 2021
Lucinda Inman, Senior Portfolio Facilitator, shares her research journey.
20 October 2021
We spoke to Rebecca Woodington to find out more about her journey in research.
19 July 2021
Phase 3 of the Valneva vaccine study opened in Bristol in April 2021. The vaccine is the only inactivated, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine in clinical development in Europe. Will is one of the volunteers taking part in the study. This is his story of taking part in research.
01 June 2021
Nicky Hayward, 60, from Bath, is one of the participants taking part in the FLAIR study, a randomised trial comparing treatments containing the drug ibrutinib with standard treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). She tells us about her experience.
20 May 2021
Grahame Priest took part in the Precision-Panc trial after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was treated at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. This is his story of taking part in research.
07 December 2020
Helen, from Westbury-on-Trym, is one of the new mothers who took part in the ASSIST trial at North Bristol Trust. She tells us about her experience.
25 November 2020
Christine Bath from Bristol, signed up for the PRINCIPLE study in April 2020 through her GP practice, Westbury on Trym Surgery. She tells us about her experience of taking part.
28 July 2020
Ana Hobbs, whose daughter was born with a soft cleft palate, is a member of the Patient Consultation Group and Advisory Board for the Cleft Collective research programme.
27 January 2020
Adam, from Bristol, shares his experience of taking part in the ASSESS study
27 January 2020
A woman who took part in research after a life-threatening horse riding accident is championing a new study, CRYOSTAT-2, that is seeking to improve treatment for traumatic major blood loss
27 January 2020
Clevedon dad Jeffery talks about the decision to include his daughter Kaitlyn in the CAP-IT study at University Hospitals Bristol. CAP-IT is investigating whether lower doses and shorter durations of prescribed antibiotic amoxicillin is still effective at treating childhood pneumonia.
27 January 2020
A woman with a chronic mental health condition has spoken of her recent opportunity to take part in research as part of a national research awareness campaign.
26 September 2019
Tracey Cridge, 55, lives with her husband in the Yate/Coalpit Heath area of South Gloucestershire. She has lived in this area her entire life and has had asthma since she was a child. Her local GP surgery is West Walk Surgery, Yate, that is renowned for its success in undertaking commercial clinical research.
14 February 2019
Glenn Saunders, a Clinical Trials Officer based in the R&D Department at Weston General Hospital, shares his path to working in research.
