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Key Individuals

• Julian Mallinson - Research & Development Lead, Consultant in Public Health
• Jim Roe - CLAHRC Coordinator
• See our R&D guide for more information, contact details and help and advice available

Research Structures

• NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland has now formed a cluster with NHS Leicester City (LLR Cluster) These two organisations are legally separate bodies which share some senior management and staff functions in the interests of greater quality, productivity and cost-effectiveness.
• NHS LCR is a Large Primary Care Trust – commissions healthcare for the 677,900 people living in Leicestershire county and Rutland. Full organisational structure and details can be seen  here
• Priority areas of healthcare – diabetes care , smoking prevention, cardiovascular disease, cancer, improving outcomes for the elderly, mental health, end of life care and patient experience.
• Hosts and performs a wide array of local, regional and national research and evaluation studies for academic and industrial partners in these priority areas.
• Delivering on the QIPP agenda is a priority for NHS LCR; research/service evaluation studies to improve quality and productivity are important in achieving this.
• NHS LCR research and evaluation studies are currently underway in areas including: smoking prevention, teenage pregnancy, obesity, cancer, mental health, end of life care, child health, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, COPD, and heart failure
• Key documents: LCR PCT annual report

Research Activity

Research approved by NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland from July - September 2011 can be viewed in the following table

Current CLAHRC-LNR projects involved in recruitment through NHS LCR:

• Detection and Management of CKD
• The PRISM Study
• PSP-CKD Study
• Explaining Acute Hospital Admissions Rates
• Understanding Mortality Patterns In Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland
• Walking Away from Diabetes
• The ATTEND Study
• DESMOND Ongoing
• SPACE for COPD
• Pregnancy and Wellbeing Study (PAWS)
• Strokes and Carer Strain
• Acute admissions evaluation guidelines
• Early Stroke Care
• HIT 1 - Hypertension Implementation Trial
• Implementation of NICE Guidelines on Obesity

CLAHRC is currently reviewing whether to support further NHS LCR research/evaluation studies in areas such as mental health, COPD Telehealth, community health, and public health

 An extensive training programme has been put together to equip staff across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland with the skills to conduct research and evaluation. Further details can be seen in the programme flyer and booking form

Next Steps
Aim – within the next 3 years collaborative and meaningful research and evaluation studies will form the cornerstone of healthcare decision making in Leicestershire County and Rutland and benefit both patients and healthcare providers.

News
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