As a clinician you get first-hand experience of the benefits, but also limitations, of existing treatments, and naturally identify questions that can often be answered through research.
Jean blogs about her career path and an update on the CityVerve COPD project, which aims to explore how IoT technology can help people with COPD to manage their own condition better.
Jane Taylor, Senior Clinical Research Nurse in Gastroenterology, blogs about research underway into Inflammatory Bowel Disease and her experience of being a research nurse.
Jane was forced to give up work due to lupus. After 10 years of being a Trustee for LUPUS UK she now leads patient involvement for MASTERPLANS study. She explain why research needs the patient voice.
Our ultimate aim is to offer patients with any vascular condition the chance to participate in a research study or clinical trial that will directly benefit them.