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Portsmouth Hospitals named winners of two prestigious HSJ Awards
30 December 2019
The prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards, which recognise outstanding contribution to healthcare, have awarded teams and individuals at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (PHT).
Inspirational teams and individuals celebrated at Pride of Portsmouth Awards
30 December 2019
Alice Mortlock, Research and Quality Manager at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, has been awarded with the Chief Executive Award at the annual Pride of Portsmouth Awards ceremony.
Future healthcare products to be made more accessible with the help of University of Portsmouth
18 December 2019
A pioneering business support project, which has been developed by the University of Portsmouth, will provide quicker access to ground-breaking healthcare technologies.
Local researcher features in national dementia campaign
18 December 2019
Dr Jay Amin has featured in a film which is part of Alzheimer’s Research UK and Ricoh’s joint campaign. The film explores Dementia with Lewy bodies.
CLARITY trial first infusion
18 December 2019
The Memory Assessment & Research Centre (MARC) have recruited their first participant to the CLARITY study.
Wessex researchers support people living with diabetes and an eating disorder
18 December 2019
For World Diabetes Day on 14th November, we spoke to Dr Hermione Price and Dr Sarah Brewster about their most recent research project which aims to support people who are living with type 1 diabetes and an eating disorder.
Bournemouth recruit first patient in Europe to study
17 December 2019
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH) have recruited the first patient in Europe to a study.
AHSN scoops national HSJ Award
17 December 2019
Wessex AHSN has won a prestigious HSJ Award at this year's ceremony for work on the National Polypharmacy Prescribing Comparators.
Poole Hospital celebrates Black History Month
17 December 2019
Judith Dube, a stroke research nurse from PHFT, is doing work to engage different communities.
Portsmouth recruit first global to respiratory study
17 December 2019
The respiratory research team at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust have recruited the first patient into a global study.
Wessex host annual event for research active GP practices
17 December 2019
Primary care teams from general practices across Wessex gathered at Awbridge in Hampshire for their annual research meeting.
Southampton research group raise awareness for World COPD Day
17 December 2019
World COPD Day took place on 20 November. We spoke with Professor Tom Wilkinson, who is leading the Southampton COPD research team on the British Lung Foundation (BLF) Early COPD study.
Inspiring young people on World COPD Day
17 December 2019
Professor Tom Wilkinson's group has been visiting second schools to educate young children about lung biology and lung diseases. This coincided with World COPD Day on the 20th November.
Southampton awarded NIHR Hyperacute Stroke Research Centre status
04 November 2019
University Hospital Southampton awarded NIHR Hyperacute Stroke Research Centre status
Senior research nurse shares her path to research
04 November 2019
Kay Mitchell, a 70@70 Senior Nurse Research Leader, shares her path into research. This coincides with the NIHR’s new campaign, Your Path In Research, which is inspiring healthcare professionals to get more involved in research.
CRN Wessex launches its annual research experience survey
01 November 2019
In November 2019, CRN Wessex launched its third annual participant research experience survey.
NIHR-funded researchers win RCGP 'Paper of the Year Award'
01 November 2019
A team led by the University of Southampton won Paper of the Year at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Annual Conference on 23 October 2019.
Launch of VISION magazine
31 October 2019
The autumn issue of VISION magazine has now launched and can be viewed, with printed copies available from the beginning of November. CRN Wessex would like to thank all those who contributed to VISION.
A MISSION to improve respiratory care
28 October 2019
Staff at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust have been delivering a series of research projects aimed at improving the care pathway for patients living with respiratory conditions.
Joining the dots: managing diabetes and schizophrenia
28 October 2019
Dr Clare Whicher from Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust talks about research to support patients living with schizophrenia and diabetes and the importance of looking at the long term when it comes to managing multimorbidities.

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