Leeds lung screening trial celebrates third anniversary
21st December 2021
Leeds Lung Health Check, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, is marking its third anniversary.
You can read more about the trial on the Yorkshire Cancer Research website:
NIHR supported study run in Yorkshire publishes COVID-19 booster data
03rd December 2021
A study (COV-BOOST) that recruited in Yorkshire and Humber has published COVID-19 booster data.
You can read more about this on the NIHR website:
New GP resources added to our website
01st December 2021
We have compiled some brief guidance, reminders and links to resources below which we feel would be helpful as a reference guide for research in general practice. We hope this will be helpful to practices whether they are new to research or have been participating in research for some time:
https://www.westyorksrd.nhs.uk/general-practice-research-resources
World Antimicrobial Resistance Week (WAAW) blogs
25th November 2021
Each day of WAAW we shared blog posts and highlighted papers on our website/Twitter, in collaboration with and with thanks to medicines optimisation colleagues from across the CCGs, and partners including the Academic Unit of Primary Care at the University of Leeds, and Leeds City Council:
Wakefield Research Collaborative wins award
24th September 2021
The Wakefield research collaborative (of which general practices and Wakefield CCG are a part) has won a gold Clinical Site Team of the Year award at the 2021 Pharma Times awards.
You can read more about this on the website of one of the collaborative's partners, Spectrum Community Healthcare CIC:
https://spectrumhealth.org.uk/success-for-wakefield-research-partners-at-the-pharma-times-awards/
Deferring research registration and publication update
30th December 2021
The way that people can request to defer registration and publication for commercial sensitivity reasons is changing.
You can read more on the Health Research Authority website:
New COVID-19 antiviral treatment trial opens to recruitment
08th December 2021
The NIHR reports: "a first-of-its-kind clinical trial to investigate the effectiveness of new COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments - which can be safely taken at home - has begun enrolling participants today."
You can read more about this on the NIHR website:
HRA combined review update
02nd December 2021
The Health Research Authority (HRA) has updated its guidance for researchers and sponsors carrying out clinical trials of investigational medicinal products – or CTIMPs – using combined review:
The Health Research Authority turns 10
01st December 2021
The Health Research Authority (HRA) has turned 10 years old.
To mark the occasion the HRA has reflected on the last ten years on their website, whilst also looking to the future:
Chief Nursing Officer for England’s strategic plan for research
29th November 2021
The Chief Nursing Officer for England has published a strategic plan for research that sets out a policy framework for developing and investing in research activity across the NHS in partnership with others: