At The Valleys Medical Partnership, we are proud to be a research-active practice.
Participating in clinical research and disease surveillance helps to develop new treatments and medicines for the future. There are different types of research that patients can take part in.
If we invite you to take part in a study, please consider doing so.
A recent survey found that most participants report a positive experience after taking part in research studies. Read more here: Participant in research experience survey | NIHR
Research at The Valleys Medical Partnership – Opt out
If you do not wish to receive invites to studies via text message from us, please complete the opt out form.
Our Research Team
Dr Beth Marney
GP Lead and Clinical Lead for Research (Derbyshire Research Champion), Derbyshire General Practice Provider Board
Aims of Beth’s role:
– To ensure that primary care research is equal, diverse and inclusive.
Gavin Williamson
Research Pharmacist
Debra Dujon
Research Nurse
Research & Surveillance Centre (RCGP)
As a practice, we also contribute to Disease Surveillance, which is coordinated by the Oxford-Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC). They use data from health records to monitor infections and diseases in the community. Data collection is to support public health. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) use this information to detect disease outbreaks and pandemics, and evaluate vaccine effectiveness, as well as carry out ethically approved research.
The data collected is pseudonymised, meaning that information that identifies an individual is removed and replaced with a code number. This means it is not possible to identify an individual after it has been pseudonymised. This does not affect patients care or privacy.
If you wish for your information not to be used, please speak to the practice, or follow the link: https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/manage-your-choice
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
This practice contributes to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. CPRD is a UK-based research service that collects anonymised patient data from general practitioner (GP) practices. The data is used to support public health and clinical studies. Primary care data are linked to a range of other health related data to provide a longitudinal, representative UK population health dataset. The data encompasses 60 million patients, including 18 million currently registered patients. More information about the CPRD can be found here: Public | CPRD
If you would like to opt out, please follow to link below
https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/manage-your-choice/
Be Part of Research 2025
The Valleys Medical Partnership is proud to support The National Institute for Health and Care Research in the Be Part of Research Campaign.
Research is an integral part of the future of health care because it helps to drive innovation, improve patient care and ensure that patient care is evolving to meet the changing needs of society.
Find out more about how you an get involved, and hear real stories from patients who’ve taken part: https://bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/join…
Current Studies:
ATTEND Study
Mindfulness for Adolescents and Carers (MAC) is a Mindfulness-based Cognitive-Therapy teaching young people skills to help them recognise and respond to early warning signs of depression or anxiety.
They are wanting to see if MAC can support 15–18-year-olds who have recurrent depression or anxiety to recover and stay well for longer.
Parents/carers are also encouraged to join, to see if taking part in MAC can be helpful for parents’/carer’s own mental health as well as supporting their child’s
Further information can be found on their website: Attend Mindfulness Study – Attend Mindfulness Study
HPOS Study
The HPOS Study is calling for adults with psoriasis, who are not already diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis.
This research study aims to determine which patients with psoriasis are more likely to develop psoriatic arthritis and to try and prevent it before it occurs.
Visit the website to read more: HPOS · HPOS
SWELL Study
The Wolfson Centre For Young People’s Mental Health are seeking participants for their new Skills for Adolescent WELLbeing Study which is focused on protecting young people against depression.
Find out more this study here: Skills for Adolescent WELLbeing study
GLAD Study
The NIHR BioResource is supporting The Glad Study. This study is aiming to explore genetic and environmental risk factors int hose who have experienced depression and/or anxiety in comparison with data from those who have never experienced a mental health disorder.
Their goal is to understand why some people experience mental health disorders whilst others do not.
More information on this study can be found at: About the Study | GLAD Study
STARFISH Trial
The UK ENT Trainee Research Network are exploring the effect of different steroid treatments for sudden hearing loss.
You can read more about this study here: Starfish for patients – INTEGRATE
Sweet Sensing in Type 2 Diabetes
The University of Nottingham are aiming to find out more about sweet taste perception in people with and without type 2 diabetes in order to try and improve the control of blood sugar in prediabetes & type 2 diabetes.
