Local GP and researcher featured on The One Show
24th May 2022
Local GP and University of Leeds based academic Dr Sarah Alderson was on The One Show this week talking about the Campaign to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (CROP).
You can see this three minutes into the episode: link
Bradford City of Research launched
20th May 2022
"To mark International Clinical Trials Day, the local NHS has launched a new City of Research campaign to encourage more volunteers from across Bradford, Airedale and Craven to sign up to take part in research."
Read more at the Telegraph and Argus website:
Wakefield wins big at local research awards
17th May 2022
The Wakefield Together Research Partnership/Hub won two awards at the annual Yorkshire and Humber CRN Research awards, one for contributing to research into COVID-19, and one for research in care homes.
Congratulations to all!
NIHR CRN Yorkshire and Humber Research Awards shortlist released
25th April 2022
The NIHR CRN Yorkshire and Humber Research Awards shortlist has been announced, with nominees including local GP Dr Sara Humphrey, the Wakefield Research Hub, the LTHT COVID-19 Research Team and Vaccine Research Team, the Wakefield Together Research Planning team, the Bradford Teaching Hospitals Clinical Research Teams and the local COVID & Me - Vaccines Community & Public Engagement Collaboration.
You can find the full shortlist on the NIHR website:
https://local.nihr.ac.uk/news/crn-yorkshire-and-humber-research-awards-shortlist/30426
New guides available to support general practice research
19th April 2022
We have now launched new research guides for general practices on our website. We're also always happy to support practices with any specific questions encountered ahead of or during the course of a research study.
Topics covered include but are not limited to: roles and terminology; training; understanding Participant Identification Centres (PICs); expressing interest in studies; confirming capacity and capability; data protection; protocols; consent; amendments; and document retention.
https://www.westyorksrd.nhs.uk/general-practice-research-guides
The Health Research Authority (HRA) launches new strategy
08th June 2022
The Health Research Authority (HRA) launched a new strategy this week at an event in Manchester.
You can read it and find out more by visiting the HRA website:
Local GP and researcher featured on The One Show
24th May 2022
Local GP and University of Leeds based academic Dr Sarah Alderson was on The One Show this week talking about the Campaign to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (CROP).
You can see this three minutes into the episode: link
NIHR changes name
07th April 2022
The National Institute for Health Research has changed its name to the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
You can read more on the NIHR website:
NIHR Annual Report published
28th March 2022
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has published its annual report for 2020-21.
You can read more about this at the NIHR website:
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-publishes-latest-annual-report/30243
The NIHR publishes guidance to support the implementation of its open access policy
25th March 2022
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) reports it has "published a suite of guidance and resources to support stakeholders in the implementation of the revised NIHR open access publication policy, which applies to publications submitted from 1st June 2022."
You can read more on the NIHR website: