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North East & Cumbria LRN
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
- Clinical Lead
- Network Manager
- Administrator
- Contact Details
- Plans for the Network
- Locality Leads
- For clinicians and researchers interested in getting involved in diabetes research in the North East and Cumbria
- Launch of North East and Cumbria Diabetes Research Network
- Newsletters
- Events
Clinical Lead
Dr Gillian Hawthorne
Telephone: 0191 222 4664
Network Manager
Anna Lartey - Acting Network Manager
Telephone: 0191 282 0081
Administrator
Debbie Jackson
Telephone: 0191 282 0096
Contact Details
North East & Cumbria Diabetes Research NetworkClinical Research Facility
4th Floor Leazes Wing
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Queen Victoria Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
E mail: drn@ncl.ac.uk
Plans for the network
Senior research nurses / Clinical trials officers
- Newcastle: Charlotte Gordon and Yasmin Clark
- Gateshead: Lorna Ingoe
- Newcastle Paediatrics: Justine Bluett Bennet-Cowell
- Sunderland / South Tyneside: Kevin Short
- Carlisle / North Cumbria: Jeanette Dixon
- Durham / Darlington: Sarah Russell North
- Tyneside : Anna Lartey
- Northumberland : Karin Downs
- SouthTees Mary Bilous / Sue Winship
- North Tees: TBA
- Administrator: Debbie Jackson
- Data Manager: Manju Agarwal
Locality Leads
- North Cumbria - Dr Stewart Sawers
- Northumberland & North Tyneside - Dr Simon Eaton
- Newcastle & Gateshead - Dr Jola Weaver
- South Tyneside & Sunderland - Dr J Chapman
- Durham & Darlington - Dr A McCulloch
- North & South Tees - Prof R Bilous
For clinicians and researchers interested in getting involved in diabetes research in the North East and Cumbria
As you may be aware, the Department of Health has recently established a number of topic specific clinical research networks including one in Diabetes. Our Region was successful in bidding to be part of the National Diabetes Network, and the North East and Cumbria Local Research Network (LRN) is one of the eight Diabetes LRNs in England.
The National Coordinating Centre for our network is already sending studies for feasibility and initiation across a wide range of diabetes areas and interests. In order to improve the efficiency of assignment of feasibility requests, we would like to establish a database of diabetes services and research interests across our NEC LRN region. We would be most grateful therefore if you would kindly complete the brief questionnaire which asks about your specific diabetes clinical and research interests. You may not be involved with research at the moment but please complete the form if you would like to be involved in the future. Please circulate to any other colleagues you think may be interested.
We would be grateful if the forms could be returned to Dr Léonie Walker (at the above address or alternatively by email) who is the NEC LRN Manager and who will collate all the information for our region.
Launch
The NEC LRN launch took place on 22nd March. Please find 2 of the key presentations from this event below:
Newletters
The NEC LRN have now launched a newsletter. Please note that these open in a new window:
Events
Young People's Event
Who can attend?
Young people with diabetes aged 12—21 and their Parent (s) or carers.
Aims
- To provide an opportunity for young people to take part in an information exchange about taking part in research
- To help us understanding & improve research design from young people’s perspectives
- To give young people with diabetes a chance to get involved with all stages of diabetes research in the North East
Cost
This event is FREE