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01 October 2019
£9 million NIHR ARC West Midlands begins research into demands on region’s health services
A research centre that brings together leading expertise from the West Midlands to address some of the most demanding pressures on health services in the region launches today. The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West…
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12 September 2019
Pioneering data research centres to enable cutting-edge research and innovation to benefit UK patients
Pioneering data hubs that enable cutting-edge research for health discoveries and aim to give patients across the UK faster access to pioneering new treatments will be rolled out next month. Led by Health Data Research UK,…
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30 August 2019
Birmingham Health Partners Professor appointed to prestigious national post
Professor Lorraine Harper, who works across Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) at both University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) and the University of Birmingham, has recently been appointed Associate Dean for the National Institute for…
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30 August 2019
Birmingham research could improve care of patients living with artificial heart pump
New research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) taking place across University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) and the University of Birmingham (UoB) aims to inform and improve clinical care for those living with an artificial heart pump. A…
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05 August 2019
Wireless micro-computer implanted in UHB patient in UK first
The world’s first wireless in-heart microcomputer was recently implanted into a patient at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) in a UK first. Margaret McDermott, who is 75 and lives in Moseley, had the operation…
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01 August 2019
UHB announced as new member of UK Health Data Research Alliance
Eight leading health organisations, research institutes and charities, including three of the UK’s largest NHS trusts – Barts Health, University Hospitals Birmingham and Nottingham University Hospitals – have announced today that they are joining the…
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19 July 2019
General Surgery team strong recruiters thanks to collaboration
The General Surgery research team, based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), have recruited hundreds of patient s to clinical trials thanks to collaborations with a number of clinical specialties. The partnerships with liver,…
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11 July 2019
Diabetes research assesses effectiveness of diagnosis test
Diabetes consultants at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) have found that the most common test for type 2 diabetes is less accurate for patients with some health conditions. The HbA1c test measures the sugar…
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11 July 2019
Endoscopy trials at Birmingham helping to change patient outcomes
Two trials, led by the NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre’s Gastroenterology team, are leading to changes in the diagnosis and treatment for patients with inflammatory bowel conditions. The OPTIMA trial uses confocal laser endomicroscopy to…
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11 July 2019
Funding of almost £9 million announced for NIHR ARC West Midlands to tackle biggest healthcare challenges
The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands, hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) with academic leadership from the University of Warwick, has today been awarded funding by the National Institute for…