South west patients benefit as new GP practices join COVID-19 antiviral drug study
20 January 2022
Two more south west GP hubs have joined the PANORAMIC trial, giving patients access to new COVID-19 antiviral drugs.
20 January 2022
Two more south west GP hubs have joined the PANORAMIC trial, giving patients access to new COVID-19 antiviral drugs.
18 January 2022
A COVID-positive patient from Cornwall has become one of the first people in the country to benefit from a new antiviral drug designed to help people recover sooner, and reduce the need for hospital admission.
17 January 2022
The NIHR CRN South West Peninsula Research Associate Scheme for 2022-23 is now open for applications.
12 January 2022
A Q&A with Elly French - the NIHR CRN SWP's new Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Officer.
09 December 2021
Local GPs and healthcare professionals have begun enrolling participants across Cornwall to a first-of-its-kind clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of new oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19.
03 December 2021
Six COVID-19 vaccines are safe and boost immunity for people who have had two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, results from the UK-wide COV-BOOST trial show
03 December 2021
Staff from children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) across Cornwall got their research creativity flowing thanks to an innovative collaboration between the NHS and Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT) – and the county’s beavers.
25 November 2021
Preg-CoV will shape future national and international guidance
05 November 2021
A cystic fibrosis (CF) research centre at a South West NHS trust continued to recruit to time and target on all studies despite the upheaval caused by COVID-19, its annual report has revealed.
03 November 2021
Sign up for our online webinar, being held on Tuesday 16 November from 11am-12pm, to get answers to any questions you might have about a career in health and social care research.
01 November 2021
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29 October 2021
Based at the University of Exeter, Sinead has been working in research for ten years. She describes her career path, and what she loves about the job.
29 October 2021
Pregnant women and people receiving their maternity care from University Hospitals Plymouth have become the first in the UK to be routinely offered a test for group B Streptococcus (GBS), as part of an important new research study running across the South West.
28 October 2021
Briony leads a newly-formed team tasked with transforming the delivery of research in a wider variety of community, social care and non-NHS settings. Here she describes her background in research and what she loves about the job.
28 October 2021
Colleagues who used a pioneering collaborative approach to deliver a vaccine trial in the South West reflect on the experience and the lessons learned.
27 October 2021
Dr Camille Carroll, the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)’s National Specialty Lead for Neurodegeneration, has been named winner of the Tom Isaacs Award by charity Cure Parkinson’s and Van Andel Institute.
26 October 2021
Claire’s role puts her at the heart of the health and social care research taking place across the South West. She describes her background in research, and what she loves about the job.
20 October 2021
Alexandra’s role is part of the NIHR’s national infrastructure to facilitate research in non-NHS settings, and is based at Devon County Council (DCC). She describes her background in research and what she loves about the job.
15 October 2021
Joan, from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust shares her career in research so far.
15 October 2021
Two months into the role, Briony shares her vision for the ARDT, and for the transformation of research in our region.
11 October 2021
Bianca charts her path and sets out how anyone can look forward to a bright future in research.
11 October 2021
People are invited to join a webinar to ask their questions of leading experts about diabetes research.
10 October 2021
On World Mental Health Day (October 10) schools across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset are being encouraged to sign up to take part in a national research study looking to reduce depression and anxiety in young people.
08 October 2021
Tamsin is an Assistant Research Practitioner at Devon Partnership NHS Trust
04 October 2021
Angie is a nurse at Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, and passionate about the benefits of research for patients, and the rewards for staff. She describes her research journey so far, and the things she loves about her job.