Health & Social Care Research Across North East & North Cumbria.
Getting Connected
Connect with people from our region
Research is about working in teams. Let's try and connect you to people with the same research interests.
1 Connect with colleagues in your area of research
Whether you are new to research or en route to establishing your career, there are colleagues across our region who can provide guidance and support.
Here you can find the Specialty and Setting Leads who work in your area of interest in their role with the Research Delivery Network. Please do contact [email protected] if you would like to find out more.
Setting Leads
| Community | Simon Douglas |
| Hospitals | Nicky Cunningham |
| Primary Care | Yusuf Soni |
| Residential | Louise Jones and Jill Deane (co-leads) |
Specialty Leads
| Ageing | Claire McDonald |
| Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management | Rhona Sinclair |
| Cancer | Helen Marr |
| Cardiovascular | Matthew Dewhurst and Adam McDiarmid (co-leads) |
| Children | Sunhil Bhopal |
| Critical Care | Tony Rostron |
| Dementia and Neurodegeneration | Chris Clarke |
| Dermatology | Shyamal Wahie |
| Diabetes, Metabolic and Endocrine | Charlotte Gordon |
| Ear, Nose and Throat | Diane Sellstrom |
| General Practice | Eugene Tang |
| Haematology | Kate Musgrave |
| Hepatology and Gastroenterology | Outstanding |
| Imaging | Simon Lowes |
| Infection | Chris Duncan |
| Mental Health | Sumeet Gupta |
| Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedics | Faye Cooles |
| Neurology | David Ledingham |
| Oral and Dental | Susan Bissett |
| Opthalmology | Roxanne Hillier |
| Palliative Care | Felicity Dewhurst and Katie Frew (co-leads) |
| Public Health | Emma Giles and Balsam Ahmad (co-leads) |
| Renal | Rebecca Ryan and Chris Harding (co-leads) |
| Reproductive Health and Childbirth | Fiona Yelnoorkar |
| Respiratory | John Steer |
| Social Care | Lesley Deacon and Sarah Lonbay (co-leads) |
| Surgery | Nithya Ratnavelu and Aiste McCormick (co-leads) |
| Stroke | Gemma Smith |
| Trauma and Emergency Care | Mark Harrison |
2 What colleagues share about their research interests
Check out the pages below to explore ways to get involved in your research interests and hear stories from like-minded colleagues.
3 Sign up to...
The mentor directory
This matches people from our region who are experienced in health and care research with colleagues who are new to it. The scheme is beneficial to both mentors and mentees, as it helps develop relationships and share the best practice across organisational boundaries. Learn more about the mentor directory here.
National and regional newsletters
The NIHR Evidence newsletter shares NIHR-supported research findings in a way that is accessible and easy to understand.
Our Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria also publishes a monthly newsletter which includes local research updates aimed at health and care professionals. Contact [email protected] to be added to the mailing list.
"I found mentors in my field, joined professional societies and created a network of people who I could learn from and share knowledge and experience with."
Professor Yitka Graham, specialty group lead for Health Services Research
4 Engaging with patients and the public
A research champion (according to National Institute for Health and Care Research terminology) is a volunteer who promotes health and care research to patients, members of the public, carers and to healthcare professionals. Research champions can also provide a patient and public perspective and give feedback on your research project.
If you are interested in working with local research champions or other local Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) groups, please contact Justine Smith on [email protected].
View our resources page on involving patients and the public
5 Share your research story
This website features a number of research stories from colleagues around the region with the aim of inspiring and encouraging budding researchers. You can also share your story; you may find that it helps you form new connections with those who read it. Contact us on [email protected] for guidance on how to get started.
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