14 September 2023
Staff from the CRN SWP have been helping care homes to get involved in research as part of a study to see if portable HEPA air filters can reduce winter respiratory infections, including COVID-19.
07 August 2023
More people in Devon have been able to take part in research investigating the best treatment for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), thanks to an innovative collaboration between primary and secondary care.
24 July 2023
A recruitment milestone has been reached in a South West-led clinical trial which researchers hope could lead to improved survival rates in intensive care.
05 July 2023
A new blood test for more than 50 types of cancer has shown success in a major NHS study supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
03 July 2023
A group of patients with a painful spinal condition are benefiting from a new programme of physiotherapist-led classes thanks to research.
29 June 2023
Participation in health and care research in the South West continues to grow compared to before the pandemic, new figures from the NIHR Clinical Research Network show.
13 June 2023
Third dose COVID-19 booster vaccines offer lasting protection after several months, according to the latest results of a nationwide trial.
07 June 2023
To mark Volunteers' Week 2023, we spoke to Community Champion Becky Allen.
20 May 2023
To mark International Clinical Trials Day taking place today (Saturday 20th May) the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has launched its ‘Shape the Future’ campaign calling on people to help shape the future by taking part in research that could one day help the NHS save lives.
19 May 2023
A South West study is investigating mental health support for parent carers of children with special educational needs or disability (SEND), aiming to improve the help offered to a group that can be overlooked as services focus on the needs of the young people they care for.
18 May 2023
More and more people across the South West are benefiting from involvement in research after an innovative partnership with GPs saw sign-ups to the Join Dementia Research (JDR) volunteer registry increase tenfold in the last financial year.
12 May 2023
To mark Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week 2023, we spoke to the Clinical Research Network South West Peninsula’s new Clinical Lead for Research Inclusion, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Cardiologist Dr Ashish Kotecha.
05 May 2023
This year’s theme for International Day of the Midwife focuses on the efforts of midwives and their associations to implement evidence-based and meaningful change for their profession and the women and families they care for.
28 March 2023
Get to know our new Agile Research Team Leader
28 March 2023
Get to know our new Ageing Specialty Research Lead
28 March 2023
The NIHR Clinical Research Network South West Peninsula (CRN SWP) is delighted to announce that Dr Frazer Underwood has been appointed as its first Senior Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Lead for Research.
27 March 2023
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has listed two studies carried out in the South West as those which have the potential to save the NHS thousands of pounds per patient.
22 March 2023
A new mother who took part in research testing infant feeding support for first-time mums has said the help she received stopped her giving up breastfeeding when she encountered challenges.
15 March 2023
Promoting physical activity and other behavioural support can help people wanting to reduce their smoking to quit in the short-term. However, after nine months, physical activity delivers no noticeable benefits – compared with offering no additional support – in the rates of people stopping smoking, according to the findings of a major national study.
20 February 2023
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Trust Clinical Research Practitioner Sophie Whiteley has spoken of the benefits of being part of the Academy for Healthcare Science’s Accredited Register.
02 February 2023
A group of clinicians and researchers is leading a ground breaking initiative to make the South West a go-to region for multiple sclerosis (MS) research, and increase opportunities for those with the disease to trial new treatments.
16 January 2023
A new play based on research that explores the experiences of parents caring for disabled children is showing at Exeter Phoenix.
05 January 2023
A South West hospital trust has launched a new initiative – using mobile research units (MRUs) to bring health research into the community.
04 January 2023
Patient Recruitment Centre: Exeter leading the way in recruitment for HARMONIE trial.
13 December 2022
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (FT) has recruited the first patient to a £2million research study looking at the best way to prevent MRSA infection in hospitals.
