Ipswich Hospital - Children's Research Team

Children's Research Team

Your Lives, Your Future, Our Passion

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The Children’s research team work closely with the children’s clinical leads & teams in all areas of the hospital enabling children and their families to be involved in cutting edge research. There are many trials for children ranging from new medication to devices, genetics and questionnaires. This is supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

Deborah Beeby Children's Research Nurse	Louise Hunt Children's Research Nurse	Tracy Hurrell Children's Research Nurse
Research.PaedDiab@ipswichhospital.nhs.uk

This cartoon explores children and young people taking part in clinical research:

>> View a video about the Infants’, Children’s and Young People’s Child Health Research Charter, which provides guiding principles for working with and involving children and young people in research.

>> More about the Infants’, Children’s and Young People’s Child Health Research Charter.

>> Engagement work with a local school raising awareness of Clinical Research and Healthcare Click to view the poster about this work

>> More information about the children's research studies Ipswich Hospital is involved with.

>> More information about the children's diabetes research studies Ipswich Hospital is involved with.

>> More information about the Diabetes Research team.

>> More information about Research and Development at Ipswich Hospital.

To enquire please contact the team for further information using the contact details below:
Children’s Research Team
Trust Research Unit (N043)
The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Heath Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 5PD

Tel: 01473 704746 or 704759 or 702515
Email: Research.PaedDiab@ipswichhospital.nhs.uk

Useful websites:

Improving Healthcare Through Clinical Research

This is a free, online course. Anyone can register and it starts on 7 November. Find out more at https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/clinical-research/