ASYPMTOMATIC - is a study that is assessing SYmptom-driven versus Maintenance Preventer Therapy for the Outpatient Management of AsThma In Children (ASYMPTOMATIC): A non-inferiority, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial using routinely collected outcome data.

The study team are looking for further practices to take part in the study. Your practice needs to be registered with CPRD to take part in the study. (Clinical Practice Research Datalink).

The study team have 2 study webinars planned for August, which interested practices are welcome to attend and learn more about the study, see below for dates and the link for the webinars:

Tuesday 13th August – 12-1pm on Teams  - TEAMS LINK

or

Thursday 15th August  1-2pm on Zoom - ZOOM LINK

SNOMED have recently released a new code for GP sites to accurately record a patient's dissent from receiving research invitations directly from their practice.  

- 1771641000000107 | Fully specified name: Dissent to receive invitation from general practitioner practice to participate in research

- 1771651000000105 | Fully specified name: Dissent withdrawn to receive from general practitioner practice to participate in research

For more information and to find out what action you may need to take at your practice, please see here

The CRN GM RSI funding scheme is now open to applications from new practices. This funding scheme is devised to support practice, the development of practice research infrastructure, and delivery of research trials within GP practices.

Funding will cover research activity from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025.

Applications have now closed

The first installments are being processed to be paid in May

The Participant in Research Experience Survey (PRES) has been developed by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre and measures the experiences of participants in health and social care research. PRES asks individuals to give feedback on the research they have taken part in.

Through PRES we aim to put research participant experience at the centre of research delivery so that the value of their research contribution can be demonstrated to research participants, positively impacting recruitment and retention within research studies. Participant feedback is key to ensure the needs of our local communities are met and enables changes to improve research delivery where necessary.

The PRES is available for you to distribute through your research teams. 

There are adult and children versions:-

• The Adult PRES can be found here - PRES

There are several children’s PRES forms which can be found at these at these links:-

PRES 0-6 years 

PRES 7-11 years

PRES 12-15 years

Paper copies are also available from learning.lcrnsnorthwest@nihr.ac.uk

Where possible, please prioritise use of the digital form. 

Any queries -  learning.lcrnsnorthwest@nihr.ac.uk

Join Dementia Research is a national service funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, run by the National Institute of Health and Care Research in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland. 

Join Dementia Research enables people diagnosed with dementia, their partners and carers, as well as anyone with an interest in dementia research, to register their interest in taking part in dementia research and to be matched to suitable studies.

There’s a wide range of studies on Join Dementia Research, including studies into diagnosis, prevention, new treatments and quality of life studies. Volunteers with a dementia diagnosis often report that being involved in research can help them to maintain a positive attitude to life.

If you are interested in supporting sign ups to JDR from your practice please contact researchsupport.crngm@nihr.ac.uk for further information on how to get involved.