- support transformational healthcare to develop services
- enhance patient experience
- improve clinical outcomes
- secure value for money
- deliver the best evidence-based care, and
- address health inequalities
The day was introduced by Professor
Kamlesh Khunti, CLAHRC EM Director, who reiterated the central importance of collaboration and partnership working at the heart of everything we do. Kamlesh also highlighted how CLAHRC EM is successfully implementing evidence and proven innovations into practice, helping the regional NHS build capacity to conduct and implement research, and engaging patients and the public - an exemplar of the latter being the East Midlands Centre for Black and Minority Ethnic Health (
EMCBMEH).
Delegates also heard from:
- Karen Glover, our Director of Partner Relations & Operations, on how we work together with partners on shared priorities;
- Dr Rebecca Fisher, Senior Research Fellow, who outlined how CLAHRC EM in general - and our REVIHR stroke study in particular - is bridging the gap from 'bench to bedside';
- Senior Research Nurse/CLAHRC PhD Sarah Brand and Health Partnerships General Manager Sharman Aldridge on the fundamental importance of developing research capacity within the local NHS - and why the NHS should invest in activities that support this aim; and
- our outgoing Public Involvement lead Dr Paula Wray and CLAHRC PhD Naina Patel on the importance of public involvement and engaging communities in research activity.
In the afternoon a series of 'Partner Case Study Showcases' provided a range of external perspectives on the partnership working at the heart of CLAHRC EM, including insights from the NHS Provider, NHS Commissioner, industry, public health, university and East Midlands Partner Organisation (
EMPO) perspectives.
Presentations from the day are now available on the CLAHRC EM website.
Other news
New publications
CLAHRC EM has recently published three new documents aimed at external audiences.
Our
Study Portfolio sets out all of our core studies plus associated PhD projects across our five inter-related themes. The document is easy to navigate, with research studies classified by disease area/subject: cardiovascular disease, caring for older people and stroke survivors, diabetes, implementing evidence and improvement, lifestyle interventions, mental health, renal disease and respiratory disease.
Our
Student Placement Brochure sets out opportunities for pre- and post- registration healthcare students to undertake placements with CLAHRC East Midlands and the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) - two of the organisations that work across the East Midlands to drive healthcare improvement and transformation. We recognise the importance of building a workforce that has the skills, knowledge and experience to provide the best possible future healthcare services – and with this in mind we have joined forces to offer joint placements for pre- and post-registration healthcare students.
Our
Offer Document sets out our varied and wide ranging offer to a range of sectors, including industry, academia, the NHS, patients and the public and the CLAHRC EM
Faculty. CLAHRC EM can work with partners in a number of ways, for example co-conducting research, translation activities (e.g. Networks of Practice, Knowledge Brokers) and through our Faculty.
NIHR Community newsletter
The community e-newsletter for NIHR CLAHRCs features the latest news and interesting developments from across the thirteen collaborations and the health service research community.
This month CLAHRC EM contributed four articles to the special
Five Year Forward View edition:
- Improving the NHS’ ability to undertake research and apply innovation
- Breaking down the barriers in how care is provided between family doctors and hospitals, physical and mental health, and health and social care
- A radical upgrade in prevention and public health
- A “new deal” for GPs
For the January edition on
Prevention and Detection CLAHRC EM contributed three articles: Let’s Prevent diabetes, Programme to reduce CVD risks, and Moves to keep children physically healthy.
We also provided three submissions for the February
Managing long-term conditions edition: An EDucational Intervention to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury in Primary Care: The ED-AKI-P Implementation Study, A Self-management Programme of Activity Coping and Education – SPACE FOR COPD – in primary care, and Implementation strategy for reducing Diabetes cardiac and renal complications in people with type 2 diabetes (GP Prompt).
See all issues of the NIHR Community e-newsletter
News from NIHR
The latest
NIHR news and funding opportunities briefing is packed with news, events, communications and call date reminders from the National Institute for Health Research.
New PhD opportunity
CLAHRC EM is accepting applications for a new PhD in
Applied Health Research. The doctorate will look at any issue related to mental health that is directly relevant to clinical practice in the community, primary care or secondary care levels. We particularly encourage applications from service users and also on health economics issues, as well as applications that are informed by existing CLAHRC East Midlands work.
The closing date for applications is 23.59pm on 15th May 2016. Interviews will be held in Nottingham on 7th June.
See the full PhD advert.
CLAHRC EM in the news
A number of CLAHRC East Midlands studies - as well as related research with a link to our CLAHRC - have appeared in the media, both online and in print, in the last few months. Notable stories include:
On Thursday 25 February, 111 delegates from the NHS, public health, industry, academia and the public came to the Jurys Inn hotel, East Midlands Airport, to hear about some of the best collaborative research and innovation projects currently underway in the East Midlands.
