Developing a clinical research network: the Northern Region Endoscopy Group experience

Rajasekhar, P.; Rees, C.; Rutter, M.; Hungin, P.

doi:10.7861/clinmedicine.14-2-107

Developing a clinical research network: the Northern Region Endoscopy Group experience

Rajasekhar, P.; Rees, C.; Rutter, M.; Hungin, P.

Authors

P. Rajasekhar

C. Rees

M. Rutter

P. Hungin

Abstract

Research is central to the National Health Service. Clinical trial recruitment has been aided by the National Institute for Health Research's Comprehensive Research Network but these networks do not support development of research. The Northern Region Endoscopy Group (NREG) was founded in 2007, encompasses 17 endoscopy units and has become a highly successful collaborative research network. The network is now a major contributor to UK trials, has published over 20 papers (>60 abstracts) and holds grants totalling more than £1.5 million. The NREG provides an exemplar model of how collaborative working can contribute significantly to biomedical research.

Citation

Rajasekhar, P., Rees, C., Rutter, M., & Hungin, P. (2014). Developing a clinical research network: the Northern Region Endoscopy Group experience. Clinical medicine (London. Online), 14(2), 107-112. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.14-2-107

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Apr 1, 2014
Deposit Date	Mar 6, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Feb 1, 2016
Journal	Clinical Medicine
Print ISSN	1470-2118
Electronic ISSN	1473-4893
Publisher	Royal College of Physicians
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	14
Issue	2
Pages	107-112
DOI	https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.14-2-107
Keywords	Network, Research, Collaboration, Quality, National Institute for Health Research, NIHR, Northern Region Endoscopy Group.