02 September 2024
David Hamilton has joined the North East and North Cumbria Regional Research Delivery Network executive team as the Medical Health and Care Systems Director.
27 August 2024
Dr Alan Bagnall has been appointed as co-clinical lead for the NHS Secure Data Environment (SDE) in the North East and North Cumbria.
21 August 2024
A purpose-built community health bus has been launched across the region to support the provision of research participation opportunities and to increase research engagement.
01 August 2024
The NIHR CRN annual stats 2023-24 have been announced, showing research participation in the North East and North Cumbria.
15 March 2024
Following successful recent promotion, the North East and North Cumbria region has seen a positive uplift in the volume of registrations to Join Dementia Research.
29 February 2024
An interactive school initiative aims to inspire and educate young minds about what research is about.
02 February 2024
The results of the study showed that mental health and quality of life rapidly improved when older people received weekly phone calls from a specially trained coach who encouraged them to maintain their social connections and to remain active.
18 January 2024
GP practices in Sunderland are taking a collective approach to engaging in health research
11 January 2024
Chris Speed. transition lead for the Regional Research Delivery Network North East and North Cumbria, shares his thoughts on the upcoming transition of the Clinical Research Network.
04 December 2023
Over 450 delegates attended the first ever Great North Research Conference for the Life Sciences and Med Tech industries.
02 November 2023
An analysis of the NENC region's PRES results for 2022/23
26 October 2023
The NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre: Newcastle has launched a brand-new website for the Research+Me online registry. It includes information about taking part in research, news stories, and studies that are currently running or about to open.
28 September 2023
In this blog, Professor Caroline Wroe illustrates the benefits of "distributed leadership" in research delivery.
07 September 2023
Ambulance service research aims to support callers experiencing loneliness
04 August 2023
The Academic Centre for Surgery (ACeS) held its first annual regional networking event at the start of July. ACeS is a local partnership for collaborative surgical research and academic excellence.
29 June 2023
New figures have been announced that show research participation in the North East and North Cumbria.
23 June 2023
A summary of NENC's Primary Care Research event: CRN New Horizons - partnering for growth across the health system of North East and North Cumbria.
22 May 2023
29-year-old Sanjana Kochhar from Newcastle upon Tyne is the first patient in the UK to receive a donor heart transported via a new method, called the XVIVO Heartbox
17 May 2023
Newcastle University students help promote the Join Dementia Research initiative in Newcastle's Grainger Market
16 May 2023
The NIHR Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria is pleased to announce the launch of Routes to Research, a new website to engage health and care staff in research.
06 April 2023
The NIHR Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria has appointed Dr Hilary Lloyd to a new chief nurse role.
03 April 2023
One nurse and one midwife have been appointed as Senior Research Leaders from the North East and North Cumbria
20 March 2023
An AI study aiming to aid organ transplantation is taking place in Newcastle
08 February 2023
Members of the public and researchers at Newcastle University have launched a new animation and blog about public views of health inequalities.
18 January 2023
Sunderland Eye Infirmary are the top recruiter globally in the Hornbill trial, a study which aims to treat Diabetic Macular Ischaemia, a rare form of diabetic retinopathy which can lead to permanent loss of vision.
