Greater Manchester professor takes on NIHR national role covering four specialties
03 March 2021
Greater Manchester Critical care consultant Professor Paul Dark has been appointed to a key role in the NIHR Clinical Research Network.
03 March 2021
Greater Manchester Critical care consultant Professor Paul Dark has been appointed to a key role in the NIHR Clinical Research Network.
01 March 2021
Dr Jane Martindale blogs about how the trust has risen to the challenge to carry out the RECOVERY trial - a top priority study in the research response to COVID-19.
01 March 2021
Ellie Watson, Team Lead Research Nurse with NIHR CRN Greater Manchester, blogs about her experience of working on the RECOVERY trial.
11 February 2021
The NIHR-supported RECOVERY trial, which is taking place at over 10 hospitals across Greater Manchester, has shown that an anti-inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis treatment reduces the risk of death for hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19.
29 January 2021
The NIHR-supported Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which more than 1,240 Greater Manchester volunteers are taking part in, is 89.3% effective at preventing COVID-19.
15 January 2021
People in Greater Manchester are being encouraged to take part in research trials to identify more COVID-19 vaccines and ensure the NHS can protect everyone in our community from the virus.
07 January 2021
The Women and Children's Health Research Team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) has recruited the first patients to a study looking at treatment for a common condition which affects women’s chances of becoming pregnant.
21 December 2020
A respiratory group that works with NIHR Clinical Research Network Greater Manchester has published its landmark first research project looking at recovery prospects for hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
26 November 2020
Participants in Greater Manchester's first COVID-19 vaccine study have spoken about their personal experiences and why they wanted to get involved.
20 November 2020
Dr Jane Martindale is Research Sponsorship Manager within the Research and Development Department at Wrightington Hospital.
05 November 2020
Research achievements made across Greater Manchester, East Cheshire and East Lancashire in 2019/20 will be recognised during a weeklong celebration.
04 November 2020
Toni Symons agreed to take part in the PRINCIPLE study after contacting her GP with some typical COVID symptoms.
25 September 2020
Five-hundred Greater Manchester and East Cheshire volunteers will from today be invited to join a leading phase three COVID-19 vaccine study taking place in the region.
23 September 2020
NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) Greater Manchester has launched a new initiative to further acknowledge the important role played by our Principal Investigators (PIs).
17 September 2020
NIHR Clinical Research Network Greater Manchester (CRN GM) has appointed its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).
14 September 2020
Greater Manchester residents are being encouraged to help fight COVID-19 by taking part in one of the UK’s largest research studies of the virus.
07 September 2020
Nine-out-of-10 Greater Manchester patients had a good or excellent experience of taking part in research, according to the latest survey.
07 September 2020
NIHR Clinical Research Greater Manchester has launched its 2020/21 Participant Research Experience Survey
02 September 2020
Patients, NHS trusts and local research teams across the Greater Manchester region have contributed important data to new global research which shows that corticosteroids can significantly improve outcomes for severely ill patients with COVID-19.
20 August 2020
The Women and Children's Health Research Team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) were able to recruit their first patient within days of re-opening an NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio study during the coronavirus outbreak.
14 August 2020
A patient living with a rare chronic disease has told how taking part in a clinical research study has improved her health and wellbeing.
12 August 2020
Greater Manchester and East Cheshire citizens experiencing COVID-19 symptoms have the opportunity to take part in a clinical trial of potential treatments that can be taken at home.
17 July 2020
More than a quarter-of-a-million people have now taken part in research studies in Greater Manchester over the last five years, according to annual figures released by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
16 July 2020
Senior specialty doctor in Infectious Diseases Alison Uriel has been appointed as the NIHR Clinical Research Network Greater Manchester Specialty Lead for Infectious Diseases.
30 June 2020
An adult social care worker who took part in a trial testing potential treatments for COVID-19 via GP practices has explained how she got involved in the research to help others.