Kerry Lewis is a Senior Research Nurse in Emergency and Critical Care at North Bristol NHS Trust. She shares her journey into her current role, what she enjoys about it and how she feels she’s making an impact with her work. I’ve had a roundabout...
Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer in men, with 1 in 8 men across the UK diagnosed in their lifetime. For Black men the risk doubles to 1 in 4.* Paul, 62, took part in the PROTEUS Prostate Cancer research study run by North Bristol NHS Trust...
Original article posted on NIHR website. The NIHR Associate Principal Investigator (API) Scheme aims to develop health and care professionals to become the Principal Investigators (PIs) of the future. From January to August 2023, Dr Carys Lim...
Suriya Kirkpatrick has become Chair of Lung Cancer Nursing UK’s (LCNUK) Research Interest Group. Suriya is a Senior Cancer Research Nurse for the Hematology team at North Bristol NHS Trust, and is undertaking a PhD to improve lung patients’ quality...
Derek 89 is taking part in the Prepare for Kidney Care research study. He shares with us his experience with us and why he thinks it is important for people to be involved in research.
Alison Jenkins is a Research Nurse for the Renal team at North Bristol NHS Trust. As well as managing research studies, she is also a young adult support worker for renal patients. Alison explains how she enjoys the variety her two roles offer, and how she uses her clinical knowledge all the time in her role.
Suriya is a Senior Cancer Research Nurse for the Hematology team at North Bristol NHS Trust. As well as managing research studies, she is undertaking a PhD to improve lung patients’ quality-of-life to support them to live better for longer. Suriya explains how she enjoys the variety that her clinical and academic roles offer.
Shona McIntosh is Lead nurse for Palliative and End of Life Care at North Bristol NHS Trust. She shares how she was initially spurred into doing research due to perceiving an unfairness in treatment paths of two groups of patients. Plus, thoughts on balancing clinical work and research.
Full story can be found on the NIHR website. Dr David Arnold, Respiratory Registrar, North Bristol NHS Trust, has been awarded the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) Early Career Researcher Award 2023.
Original article posted on NIHR website. Heather's wife was visiting their newborn son, Robin, in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Southmead Hospital when she was approached about taking part in the "SurfON (Surfactant Or Not)" study. The...
