Wishing a #HappyDiwali to our colleagues celebrating across the NHS! 🪔💙

🔴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄 – 𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛
People with hypertension (high blood pressure) to take part in a study funded by BHF investigating the effect of medication reviews on blood pressure control.

Message us or visit:
👉 researchforthefuture.org/studies

The fantastic Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) will host the 2023-28 NIHR Research GM Patient Safety Research Collaboration (along with UoM Biology, Medicine and Health University of Leicester UoN Medicine and Health Sciences)

Here Prof Phil Kalra, Director of Research & Innovation, shares how vital that research is to improve #patientsafety

If you have certain health conditions, you are more at risk this winter and will need the flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster. #GetBoosted

Find out how to book at nhs.uk/wintervaccinat…

COVID-19 is still with us and people can still become very ill. Having your booster will help you to have the best protection ahead of winter.

People aged 65 and over and those with weakened immune systems can now book a COVID-19 booster online. nhs.uk/covid-booster

🟣 Long COVID research
We are working with researchers looking to better understand the conditions that people experience in the aftermath of #COVID19 .

Register now
👉 researchforthefuture.org/register

Read our 2022-23 Impact Report via Flipbook here: crnnwcoast-impactreport.co.uk or via Google Drive here: drive.google.com/file/d/1eF4bg0… It's a review of the incredible work that has happened over the last year across our region #BePartOfResearch Enitan Carrol 🇬🇲🇸🇱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 chris smith Vicky Wilkinson

To celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth , we have spoken to a range of different people within our region to understand what it means to them and why health research is important in their community. Starting off with Professor Asan Akpan, Academic Geriatrician Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT Mersey Care NHS FT 🏳️‍🌈

Can long Covid research unlock other great medical mysteries of our time?

Read more...
theguardian.com/society/2022/o…

“I’m taking part in this initiative because I want to encourage and inspire people to get involved in research to help eliminate kidney disease.”

Hilaria, member of the Kidney Research UK Peer Educator initiative
#ResearchForTheFuture

The power to help treat sickle cell is #InOurBlood .

It only takes an hour to save up to three lives!

Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/3eJOolc

Have you had a kidney transplant in the last 1-8 months? We need your help!

For this project to be as meaningful as possible, we need as many people as possible to take part!

Please follow this link or scan the QR code in the poster for more details and to take part.

It's been a busy day today, meeting with the research teams from both Lancashire Teaching R&I and ELHT Research & Innovation earlier to look at opportunities for collaboration, encouraging people to take part in research and innovation.

Exciting times ahead.

The NIHR has awarded nearly £800 million to 20 new Biomedical Research Centres across England, to translate scientific discoveries into new treatments, diagnostic tests and medical technologies to improve patient lives.

Read more...
nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-anno…