19 November 2020
Eva Fraile, a Research Nurse from Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been nominated for an NHS Parliamentary Award. These awards recognise the NHS and social care staff, volunteers and carers who go above and beyond the call of duty to make the NHS a better service.
05 November 2020
With rising cases of COVID-19 in Bristol, researchers are appealing for people with typical COVID-19 symptoms, aged over 50 years with existing medical conditions, or over 65 years with or without existing medical conditions, to take part in PRINCIPLE, a national priority status clinical trial.
21 September 2020
Read more about how transparency and buy-in from research teams in Bristol is supporting prioritisation of studies.
03 September 2020
Patients, NHS trusts and local research teams across the West of England have contributed important data to new global research which shows that corticosteroids can significantly improve outcomes for severely ill patients with COVID-19.
28 July 2020
The Cleft Collective, a Bristol-based cleft lip and palate research programme, has been awarded the PIER Prize in recognition of its excellent patient engagement and significant contributions to the NIHR.
02 July 2020
According to the latest data released by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), clinical research in the West of England has seen a 16% increase in recruitment in the last year.
02 July 2020
Recruitment to the dexamethasone arm was halted in early June as sufficient patients had been enrolled to establish if the drug had a meaningful benefit. The researchers found that dexamethasone, a steroid typically used to reduce inflammation, significantly reduces the risk of dying from COVID-19 for patients requiring respiratory intervention.
24 October 2019
The Patient Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2019-20 has been launched across the West of England. The PRES will arrive at Trusts and GP Practices on Monday 28 October 2019.
09 October 2019
The TRIUMPH (TReating Urinary symptoms in Men in Primary Healthcare) trial has exceeded its original target recruitment figure of 840 participants and has enrolled a total of 1,077 participants to the trial, with 673 of those recruits from the West of England region.
26 September 2019
On Tuesday 17 September 2019, researchers working in Primary Care sites stretching from Taunton to Oxford gathered in Bristol to discuss the future of Primary Care research delivery.
26 September 2019
Tracey Cridge, 55, lives with her husband in the Yate/Coalpit Heath area of South Gloucestershire. She has lived in this area her entire life and has had asthma since she was a child.
24 September 2019
The Clinical Research Network (CRN) West of England is one of 15 CRNs across the UK, and each works with Trusts, Primary Care sites, and Public Health sites in their region to support research delivery.
04 September 2019
Research & Innovation (R&I) is delighted to announce the opening of the round 11 call for applications to the Southmead Hospital Charity Research Fund (formerly Springboard).
15 August 2019
Are you experienced in the delivery of clinical research within the CRN West of England locality? Do you enjoy being involved in training?Are you looking for a personal development opportunity?
05 July 2019
The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) is looking for a Research Nurse/ Clinical Research Practitioner with a passion for innovation and advancing research into new research sites.
05 July 2019
An exciting opportunity to join the CRN West of England, based at the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, has arisen where we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated individual as a Senior Research Portfolio Facilitator.
04 July 2019
A local anaesthesia research group has won a national award from the Royal College of Anesthetists and the NIHR Clinical Research Network.
04 July 2019
The CRN WE has recently supported research delivery of the OPTiMISE study, a Primary Care study which aims to assess the safety of reducing the number of drugs prescribed to older people who have normal blood pressure and are taking two or more medications.
04 July 2019
On Thursday 23 May we were joined at the CRN WE Office at Whitefriars by research delivery staff from across the West of England for our first Open Day.
04 July 2019
As part of Health Information Week, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) NHS Trust, North Bristol NHS Trust, and United Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust came together to form Bristol’s NHS Living Library.
20 May 2019
The latest NIHR survey of those taking part in research, completed by over 8,500 participants across England over the last year, found that 90 per cent of people had a good experience of participating in research.
16 May 2019
WE recently appointed new Clinical Research Specialty Leads (CRSLs) for each of the 30 specialty areas. Some have remained in post, some are completely new to the role.
14 May 2019
A clinical team from Bristol Children’s Hospital presented research data at the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) Annual Meeting 2019. The team, led by Adam Finn, CRN Clinical Divisional Lead for Division 3, presented at the conference which took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 6th to 11th May 2019.
09 May 2019
As well as offering support for the lifetime of a study, the Clinical Research Network also organises regular specialty meetings to encourage cohesion and share best practice across the region.
07 May 2019
The Clinical Research Network (CRN) delivers support to our Primary and Secondary care partner organisations in a variety of different ways. Zainab, Portfolio Facilitator at the CRN, explains how she has recently supported the Research & Development (R&D) Department at Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath during their period of staffing difficulties, the insights this has brought from the ‘other side’ of research and how the CRN can further support research delivery.