RESEARCH TEAM

 

Our Research Team

Our research helps turn discoveries into new or improved treatments, diagnostics, medical technologies or services. It provides other NHS and public health professionals with research evidence needed to better support patients, carers and the public.

Trials we have been involved with have been published in eminent medical journals, including The BMJ, Lancet, NEJM, and have influenced the shaping of various local and national guidelines.

We remain grateful to all the patients that work with us, especially for their time, patience and without whom none of this would be possible.

Nurse Amy Glanville (Research Manager and Lead Clinical Research Nurse)

Julie Groves (Research Administrator)

Dr Samuel Glanville (Clinical Lead for Research)

Dr Boon Yong

Dr Christopher Arden

Professor Mark Rickenbach

All of our clinical research team have experience in leading trials within the practice as "Principle Investigators" and all the of the Research team have "Good Clinical Practice" accreditation (see below) that requires regular training to maintain.

 

 

Current Projects in active recruitment phase

We are actively recruiting patients into the following clinical trials:

Von Willebrand Disease study - aims to assess the total and treated "bleeding event rate" in participants with Von Willebrand Disease (VWD) on standard care prophylactic or on demand treatment, it will also identify potential participants and establish baseline comparators for subsequent future clinical studies. 

TIGER - Does food allergy test-guided dietary advice improve disease control in children with eczema?

ATHENA - Can taking amitriptyline tablets, stop long term pain from shingles?

RELIEF - Assessing a new relief inhaler for mild Asthma - is it more effective than the current standard treatment?

Virology surveillance - monitors the spread of respiratory viruses, like flu and COVID-19, in different regions throughout the winter. It also helps measure the effectiveness of the influenza/flu and COVID-19 vaccinations using results from swabs taken by patients who are unwell. 

 

Research Infrastructure

In 2006 the Department of Health set up The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), its mission statement is to "Fund, enable and deliver world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing, and promotes economic growth". 

The NIHR, in turn, funds research through its "Regional research delivery networks" (RRDNs), these provide infrastructure to NHS bodies, facilitating the efficient delivery of high quality research activity. 

Park & St Francis Surgery is part of the South Central RRDN and we collaborate with a number of other Research organisations including Southampton, Oxford, Nottingham and Bristol Universities.

 

          

Want to get involved?

 

There are many ways to get involved in studies at Park & St Francis Surgery:

• A clinician may invite you directly.
• You may be sent information through the post, or by SMS text or e-mail. 
• You may read information about an active study in the Surgery waiting room or Website.  

All clinical research carried out at Park & St Francis Surgery is carefully checked and approved by ethics committees. 

Your participation is entirely voluntary and can be withdrawn by Yourself at any time - without any explanation required.

You are under no obligation to participate in any research project.

Your care and your relationship with your doctor or nurse will not be affected if you ever subsequently decide not to continue when participating in a particular research project.

If you are interested in a particular study, you will always receive clear information and be able to ask questions about it, in order to help you decide whether to participate or not. 

The Von Willebrand Disease Study

Park Surgery are taking part in the Von Willebrand Disease study which aims to assess the total and treated bleeding event rate in participants with von Willebrand Disease (VWD) on standard care prophylaxis, or on-demand treatment, to identify potential participants and establish a historical comparator for future clinical studies. This study is recruiting male and female participants between the age of 18 to 65 years of age with a confirmed diagnosis of Type 1 Von Willebrand Disease.

Park Surgery is working with our research technology partner uMed to invite patients to this study. If you meet the study criteria, you may receive a text message, email or letter asking whether you would like to take part. Participation is entirely voluntary and you can opt out at any time. If you have any questions about this study please contact the uMed nurse support team at patientsupport@umed.io

 

Research and General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR

For GDPR purposes, contacting and inviting registered patients to take part in HRA approved (Health Research Authority) research is seen as in the public interest, and therefore meets the additional requirements of "public interest for access to special category data". Health Research Authority Information Leaflet.

If you do agree to take part in a study you will be asked to sign a consent form. This will clearly state which parts of your notes (if any) may be looked at for the purposes of the research study. Nobody from outside this practice will be given your contact details or have access to your medical records without your prior consent.

Park and St Francis surgery is one of over 260 practices in England contributing pseudonymised data for national research and surveillance. These data enable continuous monitoring of infections and diseases in the community and is used in ethically approved research. The RCGP research and surveillance centre is the main source of information for Public Health England (PHE) and helps with prediction and management of flu outbreaks and pandemics such as COVID-19.

Providing pseudonymised data does not affect patients, their care or privacy, however, if you no longer wish to allow your information to be used, please inform the surgery. For further information please visit the RCGP research and surveillance centre.

 

Research Training

A key requirement for anyone involved in the conduct of Clinical Research is Good Clinical Practice for Research (GCP) training. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is the international guideline and standard to which all NHS research is conducted.

Everyone involved in the conduct of clinical research must have the necessary training and education in order to ensure they are competent to carry out their duties and responsibilities.