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Welcome
to the PCRN (SW)
The
PCRN has, as a central objective, the development of the evidence base to
inform the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of illness and
disease in primary care. There are 8 of these networks within
England
which will work together with other networks in specific disease areas.
The aims
of the PCRN (SW) are:
- To provide a
world-class health service infrastructure to support studies
originating from a range of sources;
- To facilitate the
conduct of clinical trials and other well-designed studies in
primary care and at the interface with secondary/tertiary care;
- To create a unified
structure that will safeguard and build on the quality and breadth
of ongoing activities in primary care research;
- To facilitate and
increase the participation of practices and practitioners to foster
participant recruitment, retention and the collection of high
quality data;
- To develop a portfolio
of primary care research studies in primary care and in areas that
will make a difference to the lives of patients supporting a wide
range of studies, both national, local, commercial and non-commercial;
- To continue to build
capacity to support these activities by working with others.
Dr Philip Evans
is the Director of the Primary Care Research Network South West, Dr Evans
is based in the West Hub (Exeter
based). Dr Mike Moore is the East Hub (Southampton based) Deputy
Director/Clinical Lead and Dr Sarah Purdy is the North Hub (Bristol based)
Clinical Lead. All are General Practitioners.
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