Research and innovation news

Dr Sarah Skeoch have been awarded prestigious National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Lectureships, to support their Biomedical Research Unit funded research.

Virtual Biologics Clinic has halved waiting times for rheumatoid arthritis patients prescribed biologic therapies and £100,000 is being saved every year at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI)

Principal Investigators (PI) from Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust attended a prestigious event organised by the Department of Health, which recognised the work of PIs.

A new online and telephone service has launched to help people take part in dementia research studies.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common inflammatory and musculoskeletal disorder in children, affecting about 1 in every 1000 children in the UK.

CMFT led by the Public Programmes team, has launched a strategy and guide for staff, which will help researchers involve patients in the design of research.

Researchers at the Manchester Centre for Sexual Health, led the regional arm of a national study that found pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly protective against HIV for gay men.

A Senior Clinical Research Nurse from Manchester Royal Infirmary has been appointed to a senior role to lead on renal research nationally.