BTHFT announced as host of new PRC
22nd May 2020
"NHS patients will benefit from easier access to clinical research opportunities, following a £7 million gov't investment in five new Patient Recruitment Centres (PRCs) for late-phase commercial clinical research, at NHS hospitals across England," says the National Institute for Health Research. You can read more on their website: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-patient-recruitment-centres-to-improve-patient-access-to-commercial-clinical-research-across-england/24906
One of the PRCs will be based locally at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Watch this video to find out more, and follow @CityOfResearch on Twitter to stay updated.
Leeds patient first in the world to be recruited to new COVID-19 trial
20th May 2020
The first person in the world to be recruited to a new global COVID-19 study has been recruited in Leeds.
Read more at LeedsLive: https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/leeds-patient-first-world-test-18281751
Yorkshire ranked second for number of people in cancer research trials
20th May 2020
"Yorkshire ranked second out of 15 local Clinical Research Networks in England for the number of people taking part in clinical trials."
Read about this in the Yorkshire Post:
The report also lists the Leeds Lung Health Check study as the third largest cancer clinical trial in England.
COVID-19 trial launches in primary care
14th May 2020
The Yorkshire Post has shared a list of GP practices that have signed up to take part in the PRINCIPLE study (a study into COVID-19) across our region.
Read more on their website.
Read more about the PRINCIPLE trial on the website of the University of Oxford's primary care clinical trials unit:
ASPIRE study final report published
03rd April 2020
The final report of the ASPIRE research programme is now published online.
Led by the Academic Unit of Primary Care at the University of Leeds, the ASPIRE study team developed and evaluated packages to support implementation of research evidence in general practice.
You can access this report at the NIHR Journals Library:
https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/pgfar/pgfar08040/#/abstract
HRA update - new online submission of amendments
29th May 2020
The HRA has advised: "Online submission of amendments and a new amendment tool will go live across the UK on Tuesday 2nd June 2020. These new processes for handling amendments are part of our ongoing programme to improve services for applicants."
To find out more visit their website:
HRA COVID-19 updates
28th May 2020
"To ensure COVID-19 research can start as quickly as possible, the Health Research Authority and the devolved administrations are using a fast-track process to review new studies and amendments to existing studies, often within a few days of application."
Stay in the know about developments by continuing to check the HRA website: https://www.hra.nhs.uk/covid-19-research/
Framework for the restart of health research
21st May 2020
The NIHR has set out a framework for the restart of health research that has been paused as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
You can find this on their website:
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/supporting-the-restart-of-paused-nihr-research-activities/24890
International Clinical Trials Day
20th May 2020
International Clinical Trials Day is celebrated on 20th May each year.
Find out more about this and how you can take part in research by visiting the NIHR website:
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/add-your-voice-this-international-clinical-trials-day/24857
COVID-19 and BAME communities
18th May 2020
The Be Part of Research website has been updated to include a section on the importance of BAME communities being represented in COVID-19 research.
Read about this here: https://bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/COVID-19-Research/COVID-19-for-BAME-communities/