25 January 2021
A mentorship scheme being run by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is helping to bridge the gap between clinical practice and clinical research — with three new principle investigators having come to the forefront since its start just two years ago.
14 January 2021
NHS Trusts across the South West rallied to support a study which has given key insight into immunity to COVID-19, with healthcare staff volunteering to support the SIREN Study in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
13 January 2021
Patients across the UK who are admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19 are set to receive a treatment that can reduce the time spent in hospital by up to 10 days, an international study supported by the National Institute for Health Research has found.
07 January 2021
Young people with depression and their parents, or carers, are being invited to take part in a new mindfulness research study being run by specially trained clinicians from Child and Family Heath Devon and Devon Partnership NHS Trust.
07 January 2021
Parents of 5-12 year old children from Devon who suffer from anxiety are being invited to join a research study looking at the best way to deliver treatment for child anxiety problems when there are social-distancing restrictions in place due to COVID-19.
04 January 2021
Diabetes nursing professor and NIHR70@70 senior nurse research leader Maggie Shepherd is one of just four UK nurses and midwives to be included among the Women in Global Health’s 100+ Outstanding Women Nurses and Midwives.
21 December 2020
Steve Double is one of the 267 volunteers who took part in a leading phase three COVID-19 vaccine study at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.
16 December 2020
“We just don’t know” Richard Innes, Consultant in Intensive Care at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Research Speciality Lead for Critical Care, says when describing the context for the RECOVERY-RS Study. The study looks to shed light on the most suitable form of ventilation to use when treating the patients worst affected by COVID-19.
09 December 2020
In this blog we hear from Dr Angharad Everden, Research Special Registrar in Haematology at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, as she describes her experience of moving to Cornwall specifically to pursue a research post.
02 December 2020
The new Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital site in Wonford has been officially opened by RD&E NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive Suzanne Tracey.
24 November 2020
The Rame Group Practice, in Torpoint, is one of only 9 UK sites offering its patients the chance to receive AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 long-acting antibody (LAAB) combination, AZD7442, as part of a global Phase III clinical trial programme.
19 November 2020
PRC: Exeter would like to thank study volunteers and the clinical research delivery team following the announcement that Exeter has exceeded target for a leading COVID-19 vaccine study which has now closed to local recruitment.
18 November 2020
Robert Braunton, 21, has been put at the forefront of the region’s fightback against Covid-19 with his work placement at North Devon District Hospital. His placement as a SIREN Study Administrator, organised by Seetec Pluss, means he is contributing to a study that will give researchers a better insight into the impact of SARS-COV2 antibodies (the virus that causes Covid-19) on the incidence of Covid-19 in healthcare workers.
16 November 2020
500 Plymouth volunteers will from today be called upon to join another leading phase three Covid-19 vaccine study, as researchers around the world continue to work to secure a range of vaccines to help tackle coronavirus.
15 November 2020
At least 200 volunteers from Cornwall will be invited to join a leading phase three COVID-19 vaccine study, as the number of people who have signed up to take part in research hits more than 2,400 across the county.
05 November 2020
Residents of Exeter have joined the world’s first participants to take part in the new Novavax Covid-19 vaccine trial thanks to the recently established NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre: Exeter.
02 November 2020
A major new UK study investigating whether some patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are at increased risk from COVID-19 has been launched in the South West.
14 October 2020
Since the announcement of the NIHR RESTART framework in May research teams across the UK have been working tirelessly to restart trials paused as a result of Covid-19. Dr David Tucker has been working with the team at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and commercial sponsor Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to carefully balance the restart of clinical care and research so their patients can plan for a brighter future.
13 October 2020
A home-based rehabilitation programme that could help thousands of heart failure patients to achieve a better quality of life has won a prestigious BMJ award.
07 October 2020
Following the broadcast of our virtual awards ceremony, we are now happy to share with you the winners and high commended nominees for our Research Awards 2020. The awards celebrate innovation and excellence in health and care research across Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset.
30 September 2020
‘No one ever said they couldn’t do it’ says Sophie Whiteley, CTAP Cystic Fibrosis Trials Coordinator at the Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust, as she describes the attitude of colleagues and patients as they faced up to the challenges of delivering a study in the early stages of COVID-19 pandemic.
28 September 2020
Hundreds of volunteers from the South West will be invited to join a leading phase three COVID-19 vaccine study, as the number of people who have signed up to take part in vaccine research hits over 9,000 across Devon, Cornwall and parts of Somerset.
23 September 2020
A digital event will be held to celebrate health and social care achievements and contributions and reveal the winners of the postponed NIHR, Clinical Research Network, South West Peninsula, Research Awards 2020.
22 September 2020
Medical students in the south west have been volunteering their time to support local COVID-19 research studies. They have been supporting the SIREN (Sarscov2 Immunity & Reinfection EvaluatioN) study at Yeovil District Hospital NHS Trust, which investigates the impact of the detectable ‘anti SARS-COV2’ antibody on the incidence of COVID-19 in healthcare workers. It is funded by Public Health England (PHE) and supported by the NIHR.
18 August 2020
People from across the south west have helped a new vaccine trial registry for Covid-19 research reach a significant milestone.