Research News

The UK Clinical Research Facility Network (UKCRF Network) has appointed Paul Brown to the role of Interim Director. This follows the retirement of Helen Pidd, former Operations Director of the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility (CRF), in December 2021. The UKCRF Network, which is hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), collaborates with CRFs and...

Nearly £161 million awarded over five years to NIHR Clinical Research Facilities, a £49 million (43%) uplift to expand early phase clinical research delivery in NHS hospitals 28 facilities will cover the length and breadth of England, supporting the government’s ambitions to level up health research across the country Existing facilities have provided faster access for patients to...

The UK’s largest nurse-led stroke research team has been awarded prestigious funding to investigate end-of-life care for stroke patients. The University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) Dr Clare Thetford and Professor Liz Lightbody will lead the team, in collaboration with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR) and institutions across the country, to research...

A leading nurse in research from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won a place on a prestigious Florence Nightingale Leadership Programme. Nearly 600 applicants nationally applied for the highly sought-after course – and our very own Deepsi Khatiwada, made the final cohort of 44 scholars to develop her career as a future leader in healthcare.  The...

Would you like to take part in a research study to find out what works to give women good maternity care in an epidemic like COVID-19? We would like to speak with women who have had a baby (and their partners, if they wish) during the COVID-19 pandemic with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. This...

Running enthusiast and local woman Helen Witter has completed the famous Land’s End to John O’Groats challenge to support Royal Preston Hospital’s Research team. Raising more than £500 so far, Inglewhite resident Helen took on the mammoth challenge after a number of marathons and half marathons she had entered and trained for were...