Research support & capacity building
The Pan-Bath and Swindon RDSU was established in 1996 in partnership with the University of Bath and a number of NHS Trusts in the area. The unit is able to provide expert research advice on research methodology and protocol development, research methodology training, support and collaboration in high quality research projects, as well as an NHS research management and governance information service. In addition, we offer many events and courses with affiliated organisations and a comprehensive list of information releases and publications is also available.
The Pan-Bath & Swindon Primary Care Research Consortium is a partnership between three primary care trusts and the School for Health, University of Bath. The Consortium offers research management advice and answers queries from local primary care researchers relating to R&D approval, ethical approval, research governance issues and support funding.
RehabNET is an infrastructure and research support service for professional organisations and individuals interested in community rehabilitation. We are a membership led organisation supported by the University of Bath, local Primary Care Trusts and the Bath Research Development Support Unit.
The Research Hub is a new mechanism to promote effective research grant applications in the School for Health.
Staff and interest areas
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Staff |
Interest area/s |
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Prof Chris Eccleston, Director |
Pain, chronic pain, attention |
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Dr Vicky Wood, |
Post-acute stroke management |
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Dr Gordon Taylor, |
Research ethics |
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Ms Hazel Kay, |
Analysis of small and large data sets |
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Research Manager |
Manager of PBSPCRC, Promotion and facilitation of new research, research governance |
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Ms Rachel Harrington, Community Stroke Project Lead |
Development and evaluation of stroke schemes in the community |
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Ms Mary Reed, |
Stroke researcher |
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Ms Rosemary Ramsay, |
Qualitative research |
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Ms Natalie Morris, Administrative Assistant |
Consortium administration |
Current research projects
- Community Stroke Project
- Ethical reasoning across departments of the University of Bath
- ‘Waste the Waist’: Improving the diagnosis and management of metabolic syndrome in primary care
Research partners
- The National Institute of Health Research
- National Network of Research & Development Support Units
- The British Pain Society
- Royal United Hospital NHS Trust
- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
- Great Western Hospital, Swindon
- Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Bath & North East Somerset PCT
- Wiltshire PCT
- Swindon PCT
Facilities available
- Two offices in Norwood House
- Three offices at Wolfson Centre, Royal United Hospital, Bath
Completed research projects
- ‘Beyond the Immediate’: A needs assessment survey of the elderly
- Parenting Programmes: A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research
- What do patients really want to know in an informed consent procedure? A questionnaire-based survey of patients in the Bath area
- REC members’ perception of their training needs: report of an AREC audit