We're so proud of our Northern Care Alliance colleagues Rumbi Gore and Danyal Mohammed who are shortlisted finalists at the National BAME Health & Care Awards tonight - 2 incredibly dedicated & innovative members of our research team!

More high-quality research is needed to improve outcomes for people living with #dementia in hospital - conclusion of a systematic review of physical activity interventions by colleagues @arc-gm.bsky.social & Northern Care Alliance rdcu.be/eHwwS @emmavardy2.bsky.social

Are you awaiting or had knee replacement surgery? Researchers @fbmh_uom want to know your ideas on improving the patient journey from before to after the surgery. You can share your views in an online meeting. Register at tinyurl.com/3t7z3mfk For questions, contact [email protected]

Patients at Salford Royal will help accelerate development of a diagnostic test for early detection of colorectal cancer. Dr Arash Assadsangabi will lead collection of samples via the NCARC tissue bank to evaluate  Tagomics’ novel test in real-world samples. www.ncaresearch.org.uk/news/could-w...

🚨Applications are now open for Round 2 of our Patient Safety Research Development Award! We’re inviting professionals in the Northwest & East Midlands to help advance patient safety across health and care settings 🗓️Join our webinar on 25 Sept 🔗 www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/development-...

Great work here by our former colleague @jdwilko.bsky.social - introducing INSPECT-SR: A tool for assessing trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials.

Registration is open for the North-West Colo-Gynae Symposium on 19 September 2025 at The Royal Oldham Hospital (part of Northern Care Alliance NHS), bringing together leading surgeons, researchers & healthcare professionals in colorectal & gynaecology treatment. 📧 [email protected]

Dr Zenas Yiu, a dermatologist at Northern Care Alliance NHS shares what inspired his career & the exciting innovations on the horizon in this short blog. He was recently named as a Touch Dermatology Future Leader 2025 touchderma.com/insight/3-qu...

The #DSUKConference2025 on 14 November is the UK’s only Dravet Syndrome-focused scientific meeting. Join Dravet UK at London St Pancras for a day of research & clinical updates.🩺 Medical professionals & researchers, view the agenda: bit.ly/DSUKProfConf25 @dns-uom @gjbrainresearch

Got a NVQ level 2 in #Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) & experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting? Here's a great opportunity to join our clinical trials pharmacy team as a band 3 assistant, supporting a range of studies. Apply by 9 September. www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manch...

Got a NVQ level 2 in #Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) & experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting? Here's a great opportunity to join our clinical trials pharmacy team as a band 3 assistant, supporting a range of studies. Apply by 9 September. www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manch...

Very proud of our Core Team & the amazing Community Research Team for recruiting the first Oldham CHART study patient ! ⭐️🙌 Read more here arc-swp.nihr.ac.uk/research/pro... @emmavardy2.bsky.social @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social

So proud of Rumbi Gore & Danyal Mohammed from community research team at Northern Care Alliance, who've both been shortlisted for the national BAME Health & Care Awards, Rumbi for Future Leader Next Gen category & Dany for Outstanding Social & Community Care Award. Fingers crossed for 25 September!

Are you a researcher who wants to develop more inclusive recruitment approaches? Join our free online drop-in sessions to build skills, connect with communities, and shape mental health research. Register below 👇 bit.ly/474OyMW

A big thank you to our research star of the month at Salford Royal, Melissa Drake (known as Missa). She's an academic foundation programme trainee who has really got stuck in to a number of complex projects at Cenect, our Centre for Emergency Care and Trauma Sciences.

Congratulations Dr Tina Chrysochou , Miss Tina Karabatsou & Mr Kanna Gnanalingham, who've been appointed MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs. The awards recognise their major contributions to their clinical specialities, including excellence in research & education. www.ncaresearch.org.uk/news/surgeon...

New funding for NF2 research from the team at the @gjbrainresearch.bsky.social Title: Understanding CD8+ T cell responses in NF2-Schwannomatosis-related vestibular schwannoma tumours Funder: UKRI / Medical Research Council Value: £710k gjbrainresearch.org/2025/07/18/n... #schwannomatosis #NF2

A MAHSC Clinical Fellowship for Northern Care Alliance Consultant @katycdodd.bsky.social will boost myasthenia gravis research. Biobank collections at NCA & @mcrcnews.bsky.social will facilitate lab work to explore biomarkers of disease. ncaresearch.org.uk/news/clinica...

Have you had a spinal cord injury or know someone who has? Colleagues at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust are looking to set up a new group and want your views. There's a short questionnaire here: forms.gle/9kcG9Mei2YoY...

We’re delighted to share the publication of our Cochrane Review: Rituximab for myasthenia gravis This systematic review examined the RCT evidence for this B cell depleting therapy in myasthenia, and is now available via the Cochrane Library. 🔗 www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

Another interesting paper building on the smell of Parkinson's from our colleagues @uommib.bsky.social and @i-med.ac.at & supported by colleagues, patients and healthy volunteers at Northern Care Alliance. Findings support the use of sebum as an accessible biofluid. rdcu.be/ewDgB #Parkinsons

A new £50m Medical Research Council Centre is set to study how environmental exposures cause chronic inflammatory diseases. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...

Congratulations to @uvmark.bsky.social who has been appointed as co-lead of the dermatology theme at the @nihr.bsky.social Manchester Biomedical Research Centre. As he says, skin diseases & complex wounds are among the most common, chronic & quality-of-life-reducing conditions in the UK.

Prof Monty Silverdale from Northern Care Alliance & @gjbrainresearch.bsky.social and colleagues from @manchester.ac.uk worked on this fascinating study which shows trained dogs can detect the odour of Parkinson's disease. It could aid rapid screening and diagnosis in future! doi.org/10.1177/1877...

Thank you to the incredible team at ED Oldham yesterday for heading over to our research drop in . Your enthusiasm & engagement was amazing & we are really excited to get our first two studies underway soon 🤩 @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social

🚨Registration for virtual attendance at #OPSYRIS2025 closes tomorrow – 9 July 🗓️⏰ Don’t miss your chance to connect with top #stroke researchers and professionals 🧠🌍 Join us from anywhere in the world! 💻🌐✨ 📚 Full programme, ℹ️ info & 📝 registration: opsyris.org/meetings/man... #StrokeResearch

Interesting read here on risk factors for and outcomes of acute #kidney injury in ward-based hospital trauma admissions from colleagues at Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust & @fbmh-uom.bsky.social dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

It’s nearly time for our Oldham ED Research drop in day . Pop in to see us at the ED Seminar room 10-4pm tomorrow for a free coffee & some cake & to find about our exciting plans for ED research @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social

We are currently seeking hospital staff to participate in interviews of their experience with time critical Parkinson's meds in hospital. Follow link below to find out more: mmu.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Research colleagues Danyal & Portia had a brilliant time at Oldham 6th Form College, sharing information about routes into research careers. They also offered the opportunity to take part in research on the spot, with students of Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage able to join @genesandhealth

Closing Monday: Aseptic Services Manager to develop & manage the pharmacy aseptic services within Salford Royal, which is a MHRA licensed aseptic unit (band 8c) careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/search-and-a...

Great role for a Specialised Aseptic Pharmacist (band 8a) in our innovative team at Salford Royal. Our unit prepares & supplies aseptic products to support specialist haematology, oncology, intestinal failure unit & clinical trials. Closes 29 June careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/search-and-a...

Congratulations to Oncology Research Nurse Kandeel Batool for her outstanding excellence award from the Association of Pakistani Physicians and Surgeons of the UK Foundation for her voluntary work leading its 10K Steps a Day Challenge. Presented by Dr Mohammed Iqbal, the charity's founder

Cytosponge for #BarrettsOesophagus @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social recruited to one of the trials for this. Less invasive option for testing and definitely preferred by patients.

Meet our Salford research star of the month, Liam Walker! He's one of the unsung heroes behind the scenes in pathology - modest, always eager to teach & contribute for the benefit of patients. He supports neuro-oncology clinical trials & colleagues say he is a great team player.

#Red4Research. We're proud to work with leading pharma companies to bring new treatment opportunities to our patients. NCA has 56 Investigators supporting Industry research and 17 of those are Chief Investigators. Research manager Fiona is one of the behind the scenes team helping them!

As a leading research-active NHS Trust, we sponsor research as well as delivering studies for our partners - last year we opened 12 Northern Care Alliance sponsored research studies, 5 were @NIHR portfolio research studies. Deputy head of research Helen is sharing this stat! #Red4Research

Early phase research studies bring novel cutting edge technology to patients, offering real hope for future treatments. Research administrator Mary was part of the team involved in setting up 24 new early phase studies at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust last year #Red4Research

It's really important to us that our wonderful research participants & volunteers have a good experience - Rowen is delighted to share that 97.3% of research participants who gave feedback last year said they felt valued by our teams at Northern Care Alliance. #Red4Research #FeedbackFriday

#Red4Research Here's IT manager Adam celebrating the fact that in 2024/2025 Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust was in the top 10% for recruitment in 13 @nihr.bsky.social speciality areas - with dermatology, renal and trauma & emergency care areas in top 5%

We know dementia diagnosis rates are below true rates. Here's something that could help - Using scores from the 4AT delirium detection tool as an indicator of possible dementia: a study of 75 221 older adult hospital admissions Authors inc @emmavardy2.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

The Colorectal Clinical Nurses at Oldham are our research stars of the month for their huge help with the Cancer Vaccine Launchpad Study. They introduced patients to the innovative colorectal cancer vaccine, are really responsive to questions & happy to share their knowledge

Really promising research into #leukaemia here - Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust supported this study at the Royal Oldham Hospital and Salford Royal www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Research is how we improve diagnosis, treatment & care in the NHS - great to see the emergency medicine team at the Royal Oldham passing this milestone on a study which could have a major impact on best practice in critical care

Could you help this important work to improve understanding of health conditions affecting Black communities? People aged 16+ from Black ethnic backgrounds can participate, whether they have a health condition or not. #VolunteersWeek www.bioresource.nihr.ac.uk/centres-prog...

This #VolunteersWeek we're saying a huge thank you to our 500 @genesandhealth.bsky.social volunteers involved in this major study exploring health conditions in people of Pakistani & Bangladeshi heritage & to the team supporting them - Jenny, Rumbi & Danyal

New from the dermatology team at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust & @fbmh-uom.bsky.social: Real-World Clinical Experience of Tralokinumab in a Tertiary Centre: An Alternative for Patients with Conjunctivitis on Dupilumab? #eczema #AtopicDermatitis rdcu.be/eo7dU

Being diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of 12 had life-changing effects on Emma Hall – but it also inspired her to become a cancer researcher and a volunteer Young Ambassador for The Brain Tumour Charity. More on our website: www.ncaresearch.org.uk/news/brain-t... #VolunteersWeek

Have you had a spinal cord injury or know someone who has? Colleagues at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust are looking to set up a new group and want your views. There's a short questionnaire here: forms.gle/9kcG9Mei2YoY...

A big thanks to our Rochdale Infirmary research stars of the month - Karen Melia, Adele Airey and colleagues from Rochdale's glucose tolerance test clinic. They have been extremely helpful to @genesandhealth study, supporting the community research team to recruit more than 35 participants.