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18 Jan 2021

RePHILL – a patient’s view

A UK trial looking at the effectiveness of giving blood to trauma patients before they come to hospital has recently finished recruitment, and one of the participants recently told us his story. The Resuscitation with…
17 Dec 2020

Major award for a new national approach to improving clinical research in the NHS to benefit patient care

Funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Department of Health and Social Care, DaRe2THINK will develop an entirely new way to run large clinical trials for patient benefit in the NHS.…
14 Dec 2020

Landmark non-alcoholic fatty liver disease trial identifies new treatment

An international trial, with Birmingham providing one of the lead investigators, has identified a potential drug therapy to reverse non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – a condition for which there is currently no approved treatment. Non-alcoholic…
14 Dec 2020

High-performance, low-cost ventilator project awarded grant of £768K by UKRI

An international team of scientists and engineers have been awarded a grant of £768K by UKRI as part of the Newton Fund’s Agile Response Call to develop high performance, low cost ventilators for use in…
14 Dec 2020

PIONEER selects Ensono to build a data platform that aims to advance England’s acute care system

Ensono, a leading global hybrid IT services provider, has been selected by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, the data controller for PIONEER, to help design, build and manage the Health Data Research Hub for…
23 Nov 2020

Breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine

A COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstaZeneca is up to 90% effective, interim results show. Data from its phase three trial has shown their vaccine is effective at preventing COVID-19 and…
16 Nov 2020

Urgent call for West Midlands volunteers to take part In a new Covid-19 vaccine study

West Midlands residents encouraged to help continue the search for safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines that work for all by joining the latest phase 3 trial Thousands of volunteers will begin taking part in a…
13 Nov 2020

Midlands maternity programme awarded ‘Service Initiative of the Year’ at prestigious healthcare awards

Birmingham Symptom specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) has been titled the Maternity and Midwifery Services Initiative of the Year at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards, recognising their outstanding contribution to healthcare. BSOTS has been developed…
13 Nov 2020

UHB team produce guide for effective engagement with patients

A team of researchers at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust have recently published a paper presenting their findings on how best to involve and engage patients with hearing loss in health research. The paper,…
09 Nov 2020

300th patient recruited to crucial COVID-19 trial at Good Hope

The 300th patient to take part in Recovery-RS, a trial that is comparing the effectiveness of different ventilation methods for hospitalised patients with COVID-19, has recently been recruited at Good Hope Hospital. The Recovery-RS trial,…