East Kent Hospitals opens new clinical trials unit
29 June 2022
A new Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) has opened at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, East Kent.
29 June 2022
A new Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) has opened at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, East Kent.
20 June 2022
Colleagues across the NIHR turned out wearing red outfits, to show their appreciation for all of the researchers, patients and members of the public who continue to support health and care research studies.
26 May 2022
The NIHR nationwide observational portfolio study Sprint National Anaesthesia Project 3 (SNAP3): Frailty & Delirium exploring the impact of surgery and anaesthesia on older patients, recruited the highest number of participants within CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex region at the end of March 2022.
24 May 2022
The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Research Delivery Team focuses on supporting health and care research within the outside-of-hospital setting and covers all three of our counties - Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The team comprise nurses and practitioners who have experience of delivering health and care research across different types of organisations and settings and across a number of specialites.
20 May 2022
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is marking International Clinical Trials Day 2022 with the launch of TrialBlazers - a campaign celebrating the thousands of people who take part in, and support trials and studies across the UK.
20 May 2022
A statement of thanks to those who have taken part in research for International Clinical Trials Day 2022
05 April 2022
NIHR partners in the south east of England have been building relationships with organisations from the Black ethnic group as a whole and the Asian ethnic group as a whole. Regular meetings with representatives from community groups led to the development of an online ‘Reaching Out’ event in June 2021.
31 March 2022
Colleagues from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex who work in research, or have a role in research have been saying thank you to NHS colleagues who have made a difference to the delivery of health and care research, enabling patients to be given the opportunities to take part in a range of studies.
07 March 2022
Kent, Surrey and Sussex participants help the RECOVERY Trial shows make another breakthrough.
01 March 2022
GP practices in Kent have begun offering their patients the opportunity to join the word-leading PANORAMIC COVID-19 antiviral trial.
03 February 2022
Over 100 volunteers at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust took part in the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. Novavax has now been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
21 January 2022
GPs from the Dorking Healthcare Federation of practices are giving their patients the opportunity to take part in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of new oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19 - which can be safely taken at home.
09 December 2021
Kent, Surrey and Sussex GPs and healthcare professionals have begun enrolling participants across the region to a first-of-its-kind clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of new oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19 which can be safely taken at home.
15 November 2021
Specialists in the field of dementia research, healthcare professionals with an interest in the field and people with lived experience gathered for an online event on Tuesday, 9 November.
10 November 2021
New Research Support Awards have launched today (10 November 2021) to celebrate NHS colleagues who don’t work directly in research but provide essential support to research in the Kent, Surrey and Sussex region.
20 September 2021
NIHR partners from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex have developed a learning platform for early career researchers.
31 August 2021
Clinical Research Network Kent, Surrey and Sussex has appointed two new Patient and Public Representatives to the Partnership Board. Carol Coleman and Dave Chuter will take up their post in September.
07 July 2021
TV broadcasters Sir Trevor McDonald and Adil Ray have joined actor Art Malik and ethnic minority community voices in two short films, developed as part of a research study, encouraging people to follow COVID-19 safety precautions.
23 June 2021
As COVID-19 testing has stepped up across Canterbury and Maidstone, people with ongoing coronavirus symptoms or a positive test are urged to take part in a study to find medicines that can help home recovery and stop infections turning into serious illness.
20 May 2021
A joint statement from the Chief Operating Officers of CRN North Thames, CRN South London, CRN North West London and CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex to mark International Clinical Trials Day.
10 May 2021
The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Young People's Advisory Group (YPAG KSS) recently celebrated its third anniversary with a special meeting that involved producing Graffiti Art.
10 May 2021
Volunteers from the Kent, Surrey and Sussex area are being asked to sign up to the latest COVID-19 vaccine study to be rolled out across the UK.
28 April 2021
The first participant has joined the trial of a four-stage diet designed to boost food intake for cancer patients who are unable to eat food normally due to a blockage in their bowel.
26 April 2021
Dr Joanne Zamani has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer for Clinical Research Network Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
26 April 2021
From March to June 2020 Dr Ali consulted care home residents on the development of a new study that aims to help care home residents be more physically and mentally active during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.