Sally is a Research Administrator in the Women & Children’s team. She explains how she found joining research after 10 years on the wards, and how she wishes she had joined research earlier. My role day-to-day is varied. I don't have a day that's the...
When it comes to dementia research, whose voice matters? The answer is simple: everyone’s. But in reality, not everyone is equally represented in dementia studies — and that needs to change.
From Diagnosis to Empowerment: Angela’s Journey with Lung Cancer and the LungFit Study When Angela, a non-smoker from Glasgow, was diagnosed with stage one lung cancer, the news came as a complete shock. She had visited the hospital for chest pain...
In this powerful and inspiring story, Graeme from Renfrewshire, Scotland, shares how he’s living well with advanced lung cancer — and how a simple digital app helped him regain control over his health and wellbeing.
NBT was awarded £1.56m Research Capability Funding (RCF) from the NIHR for 2025/26. This allocation puts NBT in third position out of 258 NHS Trusts and organisations in England.
Blocked leg arteries – often caused by diabetes or smoking – are very common, but if left untreated can lead to amputation, or even death. To improve blood flow, a procedure called an angioplasty is usually carried out, with patients given blood...
Suriya Kirkpatrick is at the forefront of Nurse-led research, currently serving as Assistant Chief Nursing Officer for Research and Genomics at North Bristol Trust (NBT). She is also a Senior Research Leader with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and a PhD student at Oxford Brookes University.
The Pharmacy Clinical Trials and Research Team play an essential role in the successful delivery of clinical trials, ensuring research studies are conducted efficiently and safely. Meet the team, learn about their roles and hear how they’ve had a successful year.
Corina is a Senior Research Assistant in the Bristol Knee Group. She started her career as a healthcare assistant and has been supported in her training to join the Clinical Research Practitioner registry.
Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is a very rare genetic condition. It affects around 1 in 50,000 people*. We interviewed Chloe to find out about her experience of taking part in a drug study. My body does not recognise when to stop swelling Living with a...
