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/
LAMP nominated for an award
24th September 2021
The Lowering Antimicrobial Prescribing (LAMP) project has been shortlisted for a PrescQIPP award in the Patienty Safety category.
You can read about LAMP and related projects on our website: https://www.westyorksrd.nhs.uk/lamp
Congratulations to all nominees and partners.
You can follow PrescQIPP on Twitter for further updates about these awards.
New CROP paper published
25th August 2021
CROP was designed to assist general practices across West Yorkshire with opioid deprescribing in an effort to improve patient care and safety across the region. A new paper has now been published.
CROP - General practice responses to opioid prescribing feedback: a qualitative process evaluation:
New arts, culture and health study to be launched in Bradford
24th August 2021
A new study looking into the impact art and culture have on health and wellbeing is to be launched in Bradford by the Bradford Institute for Health Research.
You can read more about this on the Telegraph and Argus website:
SAPC ASM 2021 keynote presentations
23rd August 2021
This year's Society for Academic Primary Care ASM was hosted by the University of Leeds and was held on 30th June-1st July.
The keynote presentations that were given at this conference have now been shared and are available on the SAPC website:
https://sapc.ac.uk/content/sapc-asm-2021-keynote-presentations
COPI notice extension
16th September 2021
The COPI notice, which provides a temporary requirement to process CPI for COVID-19 purposes, has been extended to 31 March 2022.
You read read more on the Health Research Authority (HRA) website:
https://www.hra.nhs.uk/about-us/news-updates/covid-19-copi-notice-extended/
Student research - new criteria now live
02nd September 2021
New eligibility criteria for student research is now live on the Health Research Authority (HRA) website:
https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/research-planning/student-research/
A new student research toolkit has been developed alongside this:
HRA student research update
25th August 2021
The HRA has been answering questions about the new changes to eligibility criteria for student research, which come in from 1st September.
Read more on the HRA website:
NIHR Evidence - looking for reviewers
23rd August 2021
NIHR Evidence is looking for reviewers to read the latest health and social care research and give their thoughts.
To find out more or to register your interest visit the NIHR Evidence website:
First national census of nurse and midwife clinical researchers
16th August 2021
The nursing and midwifery clinical research workforce has been encouraged to take part in a new national census, developed by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) 70@70 Senior Nurse and Midwife Research Leaders Programme.
You can read more on the Nursing Times website: