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01 June 2020
From Monday 1 June the digital PRES platform, accessible at MyResearchExperience.com, will be updated with new survey questions and relaunch.
22 May 2020
The new research centre, part of £7m Government investment, will help people across the North East and North Cumbria to take part in important late-phase commercial clinical research
21 May 2020
The national priority PRINCIPLE trial is testing whether low-risk treatment in the community can help people at higher risk of complications from COVID-19 to get better quicker, reducing the need for hospital admission.
12 May 2020
We caught up with Nicky Cunningham, a research nurse from South Tees who is now working on Covid-19 studies.
23 March 2020
This page contains all of the latest guidance around COVID-19, from both a local and national NIHR level
10 March 2020
Collaboration is the key to boosting the quality of health research, according to leaders speaking at a recent healthcare event.
05 February 2020
"I believe my promotion of the needs of people affected by stroke has positively enhanced research into stroke care and treatment."
16 December 2019
NIHR Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria is pleased to welcome Dr Alan Bagnall as Deputy Clinical Director.
15 October 2019
Applications are invited for the Deputy Clinical Director (CD) for NIHR Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria hosted by the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
19 September 2019
Professor Stephen Robson will be stepping down from his role as Clinical Director on 30 September 2019, after six very successful years at the helm of NIHR Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria.
19 September 2019
"I have benefited from treatments that have directly come from research that has taken place."
21 August 2019
Meet Andrew, 52, and Chris, 50, a husband and wife who have first hand experience of the true gift that living kidney donation can be.
12 August 2019
The Cardiology Research team at the James Cook University Hospital has become the first site globally to recruit into a new registry study which hopes to lead to better outcomes for complex arrhythmia ablations.
18 July 2019
NIHR Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria is pleased to announce Professor Caroline Wroe as Clinical Director.
05 July 2019
When 29-year-old games designer and keen motorcyclist, Emily Knox, was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, she found her lifestyle suddenly changed dramatically. But thanks to treatment, her condition is now under control.
01 July 2019
Digital health innovation across the North was put under the spotlight at the first Digital Catalyst conference in Newcastle.
22 May 2019
The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre opened their first Phase 3 Gene Therapy trial in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1 (STRIVE-EU) at the Great North Children's Hospital on 4 December 2018, this study is an NIHR portfolio study and sponsored by AveXis, Inc.
22 May 2019
For the second year, a collection of awards has been handed out to five local specialty leads supporting research in Hepatology. The awards were given in recognition of the work the hepatology teams in the Local Clinical Research Networks have done to improve the delivery of clinical research studies on the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) Portfolio.
21 May 2019
A campaign aimed at Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHPs) hopes to inspire staff to increase their capacity to take part in and lead clinical research.
20 May 2019
Today is International Clinical Trials Day, but clinical trials are taking place in Newcastle all the time and are helping to transform the lives of people affected by “taboo” bladder conditions.
21 March 2019
North East and North Cumbria recognised for their achievements in delivering gastroenterology research.
19 March 2019
City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has been honoured for the contribution of its Ophthalmology research team at Sunderland Eye Infirmary to improving the health and treatment options available to patients worldwide.
15 March 2019
Innovation and a strong digital presence are key to harnessing the research-rich culture in the region, according to research leaders speaking at annual healthcare event.
07 March 2019
he myeloma service at The James Cook University Hospital has been accredited as a centre of excellence.
01 March 2019
Seven senior nurses and midwives from across the North East and North Cumbria have been awarded places on the 70@70: NIHR Senior Nurse and Midwife Research Leader Programme.