The group’s mission is to empower and enable patient and public involvement in motor neurone disorders research.

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Welcome to the Sheffield Motor Neurone Disorders Research Advisory Group

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May 2013

 

May 20th 2013 - OK to ask Campaign launched -read more here

 

Involvement4Access SMND RAG is on the map promoting the work that we do - read more here

 

International Clinical Trials Day – 20th May 2013 

International Clinical Trials Day is being celebrated around the world on 20th May 2013, to commemorate the day that James Lind started his famous trial on the deadly disease scurvy. To find out more please click HERE

 

April 2013

 

‘It’s OK to ask’ ABOUT RESEARCH

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of many organisations around the country that are supporting “It’s OK to ask” – a new campaign led by the National Institute for Health Research to encourage patients to ask their family doctor, nurse or consultant about clinical research. Read more here

 

New "Meet the Researcher" interview

Please check out our research page feature - "Meet the Researcher", your chance to get to know SITraN researcher Dr Janine Kirby.

 

March 2013

European Adventure
Alison Pickard an SMND RAG member ventures around Europe and is raising money for MND charities at the same time. She notes 'We will be covering over 4,000 miles travelling through 8 countries and visiting at least 30 towns/cities.  To find out more please click HERE

 

March 2013

New "Meet the Researcher" interview

Please check out our research page feature - "Meet the Researcher", your chance to get to know SITraN researcher Esther Hobson.

 

January 2013

SITraN in the News

SITraN has been open a full two years now so to celebrate and highlight our achievements over this time there was a feature article in The Yorkshire Post on the 18th January 2013. Click here to read all about it!

 

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Our Aims

Enable patient and carer perspectives to be included in research proposals

Identify and prioritise research topics important to patients and their families

Improve recruitment to research studies

Aid researchers to write clear lay summaries and study information sheets

Help share research findings with a wider audience

Raise awareness of MND research

For further information please view our Terms of Reference

 

Join Us

 

Find out more about joining the group and how you can contribute to MND Application form

 


 

Next Meeting

 

Thursday 6th June 2013
SITRaN - 11.00 - 2.00

 


 

Sheffield MND Research

 

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12th March 2013

 

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