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01 July 2020
More than 59,000 participants took part in NHS research supported by the NIHR Clinical Research Network Thames Valley and South Midlands last year, new figures show.
30 June 2020
Geraldine Hambrook is a research nurse in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Aylesbury’s Stoke Mandeville Hospital, who works on studies into topics including life-threatening infections and emergency surgery. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, she has focused on studies into collecting data from patients to understand the virus.
26 June 2020
A Buckinghamshire grandfather who feared he would die from COVID-19 has taken part in research into the disease.
25 June 2020
The Duke of Cambridge visited the University of Oxford’s Oxford Vaccine Centre to learn more about their work on a vaccine against COVID-19.
25 June 2020
Dr Raha West is an anaesthetist and principal investigator for the RECOVERY study into COVID-19 treatments at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
17 June 2020
The roll out in the NHS of the first drug shown to improve survival for hospitalised COVID-19 patients has been welcomed by a Buckinghamshire woman who took it for a research trial.
17 June 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has praised patients and researchers for their role in a study that led to the first NHS treatment to improve COVID-19 survival.
16 June 2020
Due to COVID-19, it has been agreed to postpone all LCRN face-to-face training until January.
16 June 2020
The first drug to improve survival in COVID-19 patients has been identified by University of Oxford researchers.
11 June 2020
A trial has begun into whether drugs can prevent deterioration in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
11 June 2020
The quality of interactions between therapists and their patients is as good by telephone as in face-to-face sessions.
02 June 2020
An NIHR-funded and supported study has found that adding cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to standardised medical care gives patients with dissociative seizures longer periods of seizure freedom, less bothersome seizures and a greater quality of life.
02 June 2020
A rare cancer of the urinary system can be effectively treated with chemotherapy after surgery.
28 May 2020
Nine in ten Thames Valley NHS research participants had a good experience of taking part in their study, according to a recent survey.
27 May 2020
Some NHS coronavirus patients will soon be able to access a treatment to speed up their recovery, thanks in part to NIHR-supported research.
26 May 2020
Some older people can safely reduce the number of medications they take to lower high blood pressure, a study has found.
22 May 2020
Recruitment has started for the next phase of trials of a vaccine for COVID-19.
21 May 2020
A study has begun in Oxfordshire into whether a commonly used drug can prevent, reduce or delay symptoms of COVID-19 infection in healthcare staff.
20 May 2020
A website has launched to support staff at the NIHR Clinical Research Network Thames Valley and South Midlands.
18 May 2020
Dianna Moylan is a Research Champion, where members of the public volunteer to spread the word about health and care research.
13 May 2020
Thousands of patients severely ill with COVID-19 will have their genetic code studied to help scientists understand whether a person’s genetic makeup could influence how they react to coronavirus.
12 May 2020
An Oxford man who spent his 60th birthday in hospital with COVID-19 is taking part in research into treating and understanding the virus.
12 May 2020
A drugs trial into preventing people aged over 50 who are vulnerable to developing serious coronavirus symptoms is now recruiting participants from across the country.
12 May 2020
Esther Mwaura, a critical care research nurse who works in intensive care at Milton Keynes University Hospital, speaks about working in COVID-19 research.
12 May 2020
Pregnant women are no more likely to become ill with severe COVID-19 than women who are not pregnant, new research suggests.