Title: PCRNSW
1PCRN(SW) The Primary Care Incentive Scheme
(PCIS)
2PCRN SOUTH WEST
West Hub PCRN South West Peninsula Medical
School (Primary Care) Smeall Building St Lukes
Campus Exeter EX1 2LU
North Hub PCRN South West South
Plaza Marlborough Street Bristol BS1 3NX
East Hub PCRN South West Primary Medical Care
University of Southampton Aldermoor Health
Centre Aldermoor Close Southampton SO16 5ST
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4PCRN (SW)
5The structure of networks
TOPIC SPECIFIC CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORKS
COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORKS Peninsu
la CLRN Western CLRN Hampshire Isle of Wight
CLRN
Practice Patients
6Strengthening the evidence base for prevention,
diagnosis, treatment and management of illness
and disease in primary care www.dh.gov.uk/publicat
ions
7Main reasons for change?
- Involve more health professionals in research
- Increase public involvement in research
- Co-ordinate research more effectively
- Make funding more transparent
- Reflect the needs of the NHS
Strengthening the evidence base for prevention,
diagnosis, treatment and management of illness
and disease in primary care www.dh.gov.uk/publicat
ions
8Potential benefits to Practices
- Answers clinically relevant questions and reduces
practice/theory divide - Patients do better in trials
- Trial new treatments
- Assistance with reaching QOF targets
- Supports clinical governance
9West Team
Dr Philip Evans (Director) Tel (01392) 262 743
E-Mail philip.evans_at_pms.ac.uk Rachel Exell
(Network Manager) Tel (01392) 262 758 E-Mail
rachel.exell_at_pms.ac.uk Tania Crabb (Research
Officer) Tel (01392) 262 761 E-Mail
Tania.crabb_at_pms.ac.uk Sam Barker (Research
Officer) Tel (01392) 262 748 E-Mail
samantha.barker_at_pms.ac.uk Tricia Holloway
(Research Officer) Tel 07814 116 709
E-Mail patricia.holloway_at_pms.ac.uk Dr David
Seamark (Clinical Champion) E-Mail
david.seamark_at_nhs.net Joy Choules (Admin) Tel
(01392) 262 743 E-Mail joy.choules_at_pms.ac.uk Pr
ofessor John Campbell (Academic Lead) Tel
(01392) 262 743 E-mail john.campbell_at_pms.ac.uk
10The portfolio
- Trials and other high quality studies
- 233 on PCRN national portfolio
- Approximately 35 studies on PCRN(SW) portfolio
- A mix of
- Commercial v. non-commercial
- Interventional v. observational
- Home-grown v. Up the line !
- Wide ranging generalist areas from CBT to sore
throat - All depends on practice engagement
11What does the PCRN portfolio mean to you ?
- For commercial and non-commercial
- Kite-marked studies
- High quality
- Already peer-reviewed by GPs and academics
- Ethics/ Research Governance approved
- Relevant to NHS primary care
- Service support costs of undertaking research
will come to practices