Ahead of proposed legislative changes, Dr Jonathan Steel, RCP lead fellow for social care, discusses the importance of locally owned models of care in enabling integration.
Dr Ben Prudon, respiratory consultant at University Hospital of North Tees, reflects on the experience and impact of early involvement in the RECOVERY trial for patients with COVID-19.
Dr Pensée Wu is a senior lecturer at Keele University and honorary consultant obstetrician at University Hospital of North Midlands. Pensée tells us about the challenges of remaining research active after returning from maternity leave.
Dr Chetan Mukhtyar is a consultant rheumatologist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. In this article, he talks about the challenges of being research active in a full-time NHS job, and the one piece of advice he’d give to anyone looking to start a career in clinical research.
Professor Kausik Chatterjee, consultant geriatrician and stroke physician at the Countess of Chester Hospital, tells us about the opportunities and challenges of being research-active in a rural hospital.
Dr Raja Reddy from Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust outlines an innovative project for the ambulatory management of spontaneous pneumothorax.
As part of our week-long serieson the crucial role that clinical research plays in the NHS Simon Constable FRCP, chief executive, Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust talks about the benefits of clinical research on district general hospitals.
As part of our week-long serieson the crucial role that clinical research plays in the NHS, Louise Shepherd CBE, chief executive, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital talks about how her hospital created a culture of research.