Research at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Winter wellness for families. Learn how to keep your family safe, warm and active all season long. Enjoy helpful advice, health resources and fun children's activities! Tuesday 28 October 2025, 11am-1pm, Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre, Oldham, OL8 1RB> Join us for a winter wellbeing session and discover community support and activities for all ages. Try VR experiences for young people, browse free clothing at Reel Rack and get jobs advice from Get Oldham Working. Speak with the Citizens Advice Bureau about debt, energy and benefits and access Pension Credit information or police safety tips. Learn about social prescribing, Genes and Health outreach, and stay active with Oldham Active. Children's health advice may also be available from the school nurse and health visitor. Free refreshments available.

Date for your diary - a winter wellness event for all the family at Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre, Oldham on Tuesday 28 October, 11am-1pm. Our community research team will share how the Genes & Health study aims to improve health in people of Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage.

In-hospital mortality of 121,262 emergency patients according to their National Early Warning Score, alertness and eight physiologic categories on admission to hospital - Acute Medicine Journal Aim: To determine the in-hospital mortality of eight physiological categories based on shock index, pulse pressure and ROX index, and to compare each category according to admission level of consciousness and National Early Warning Score. Method: A non-interventional observational study of 122,262, unselected, adult emergency admissions between 2014 and 2022. Results: In-hospital mortality increases according to physiological category and whether the admission NEWS was<3 or ≥3. For NEWS ≥3, patients were more likely to die when not alert. Irrespective of total NEWS, patients with a low ROX index

Interesting read here - authors inc Prof Darren Green from Northern Care Alliance NHS
In-hospital mortality of 121,262 emergency patients according to their National Early Warning Score, alertness and eight physiologic categories on admission to hospital acutemedjournal.co.uk/in-hospital-...

🧠New from our brain tumour theme in Neurosurgery.
Insights into surgery after bevacizumab (a tumour-slowing drug) in NF2-related vestibular schwannoma. Study highlights how timing & dosage can help reduce bleeding risks and guide safer treatment planning
shorturl.at/E9c92

#NeuroOncology #research

Fascinating and really promising work here from our colleagues @cruk-mi.bsky.social , including Dr Charles Earnshaw who is also a dermatology registrar at Salford Royal in Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Prof Adrian Parry-Jones

ICYMI: Hear Prof Adrian Parry-Jones (Northern Care Alliance, @fbmh-uom.bsky.social & @gjbrainresearch.bsky.social) talking about important #stroke research, esp #ICH, in GM on Radio Manchester - it starts at 12.31
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Winter wellness for families. Learn how to keep your family safe, warm and active all season long. Enjoy helpful advice, health resources and fun children's activities! Tuesday 28 October 2025, 11am-1pm, Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre, Oldham, OL8 1RB> Join us for a winter wellbeing session and discover community support and activities for all ages. Try VR experiences for young people, browse free clothing at Reel Rack and get jobs advice from Get Oldham Working. Speak with the Citizens Advice Bureau about debt, energy and benefits and access Pension Credit information or police safety tips. Learn about social prescribing, Genes and Health outreach, and stay active with Oldham Active. Children's health advice may also be available from the school nurse and health visitor. Free refreshments available.

Date for your diary - a winter wellness event for all the family at Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre, Oldham on Tuesday 28 October, 11am-1pm. Our community research team will share how the Genes & Health study aims to improve health in people of Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage.

📢 Registration is now open for the annual Manchester Epilepsy Research Network Meeting on 23rd January 2026. Further details on poster - register here to secure your place 🧠> forms.office.com/e/xczWB8hjCz

MRC Doctoral Training Partnership | Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre 🎓 Exciting PhD Opportunities in Stroke, Dementia & Brain Health! 🧠    We’re thrilled to announce a wave of new Medical Research Council (MRC) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) - funded PhD studentsh...

🎓 Exciting PhD Opportunities in Stroke, Dementia & Brain Health! 🧠

We’re thrilled to announce a wave of new Medical Research Council (MRC) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) - funded PhD studentships at the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre...

www.linkedin.com/posts/geoffr...

🧠Exciting news! Further funding for pioneering approach to slow or stop Parkinson’s...

Dr Roy Ng, our preclinical dementia lead joins @parkinsons.org.uk funded project with Cellestial Health to explore astrocyte-targeted therapies for Parkinson’s.

👉https://shorturl.at/O28cN

Professor Darren Green

Recommended: The consultant nephrologist who uses his experience of deprivation to help patients. Great interview with Prof Darren Green in @BMJ, highlighting barriers he faced getting into medicine, his connection with patients & support for colleagues at NCA. www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Rumbi Gore, Danyal Mohammed

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 dominic.cullen@manchester.ac.uk

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.

An operating theatre

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.
📧 surgicalcourses@nca.nhs.uk

Dr Zenas Yiu

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...

Job vacancy: Clinical Trials Assistant, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford | trac.jobs An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the pharmacy clinical trials team based at Salford at the Northern Care Alliance, to support the delivery of an expanding…

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...

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) to sustain independence for older people living with heart failure with preserved ejection fracture (HFpEF) and frailty: The CHART Trial - PenARC The CHART Trial aims to improve lives for people with heart failure and frailty.

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 👇

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Melissa Drake

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.

Professors Tina Chrysochou, Tina Karabatsou and Kanna Gnanalingham

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 Colleagues working across our brain tumour and inflammation themes have been award £700,000 from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and The Medical Research Council for their project on Understanding C...

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

Dr Katherine Dodd

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...

Would you like to help develop a group for those who have sustained a spinal cord injury? We are interested in developing an outpatient group for individuals who have sustained a spinal cord injury (SCI). It is important to us that those with SCI are involved in the development of the group so it can be relevant and meaningful to our attendees. We would like to hear your opinions about groups you have attended, potential topics and helpful and unhelpful aspects of group. To contribute, please complete our short questionnaire. You can the QR code to access this. Alternatively you can follow the link below: https://forms.gle/9kcG9Mei2YoYMCMY8 For more information please contact roshae.postill@nca.nhs.uk (Trainee Clinical Psychologist)

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...

Rituximab for myasthenia gravis - Dodd, KC - 2025 | Cochrane Library Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.

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....