Research at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
Research & Innovation is an integrated service at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, including hospital and community services at Salford Royal, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Fairfield General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary
Oesophageal cancer is a rising global health burden. This review of core outcome reporting in surgical research led by colleagues at Salford Royal Hospital calls for greater standardisation in outcome selection & reporting & broader adoption of agreed core outcome sets.
doi.org/10.1002/jso....
doi.org/10.1002/jso....
January 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Oesophageal cancer is a rising global health burden. This review of core outcome reporting in surgical research led by colleagues at Salford Royal Hospital calls for greater standardisation in outcome selection & reporting & broader adoption of agreed core outcome sets.
doi.org/10.1002/jso....
doi.org/10.1002/jso....
Useful review here from @meghnajani.bsky.social & colleagues
Navigating real-world data sources in rheumatology: opportunities, pitfalls, and practical guidance - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ard.eular.org/article/S000...
Navigating real-world data sources in rheumatology: opportunities, pitfalls, and practical guidance - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ard.eular.org/article/S000...
Navigating real-world data sources in rheumatology: opportunities, pitfalls, and practical guidance
Rheumatology research increasingly relies on diverse real-world data sources to complement
insights from randomised controlled trials. Real-world evidence or observational data
derived from disease or...
ard.eular.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Useful review here from @meghnajani.bsky.social & colleagues
Navigating real-world data sources in rheumatology: opportunities, pitfalls, and practical guidance - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ard.eular.org/article/S000...
Navigating real-world data sources in rheumatology: opportunities, pitfalls, and practical guidance - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ard.eular.org/article/S000...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Weight gain after treatment of hyperthyroidism is associated with a large adverse effect on quality of life.
Angelos Kyriacou et al.
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41448910/
Angelos Kyriacou et al.
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41448910/
Weight Gain after Treatment of Hyperthyroidism is Associated with Impairment of Quality of Life - PubMed
<span><b><i>Background:</i></b> There is evidence of quality of life (QoL) impairment and weight gain in treated hyperthyroidism. It is not known whether treatment-related weight gain is associated with QoL impairment in this patient group of this cohort. Our primary aim was to examine whether percentage</span> …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Weight gain after treatment of hyperthyroidism is associated with a large adverse effect on quality of life.
Angelos Kyriacou et al.
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41448910/
Angelos Kyriacou et al.
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41448910/
Pioneering Ruth Haas Eckersley has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to become a Fellow of the Institute of Health Visiting. She's 1 of just 24 exceptional health visitors to join the Dame Elizabeth Fradd Leadership Programme
www.ncaresearch.org.uk/news/ruth-to...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Pioneering Ruth Haas Eckersley has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to become a Fellow of the Institute of Health Visiting. She's 1 of just 24 exceptional health visitors to join the Dame Elizabeth Fradd Leadership Programme
www.ncaresearch.org.uk/news/ruth-to...
@ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
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@ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
Important insights here into GUIDE-HD, a remote guided self-help intervention to address anxiety in people with #Huntingtons disease based on cognitive behavioural therapy & acceptance & commitment therapy. Authors inc @nicolozarotti.bsky.social from Northern Care Alliance
doi.org/10.1080/0960...
doi.org/10.1080/0960...
doi.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Important insights here into GUIDE-HD, a remote guided self-help intervention to address anxiety in people with #Huntingtons disease based on cognitive behavioural therapy & acceptance & commitment therapy. Authors inc @nicolozarotti.bsky.social from Northern Care Alliance
doi.org/10.1080/0960...
doi.org/10.1080/0960...
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Please do share this research priority setting survey for delirium. For people who have experienced or cared for someone with delirium.
@dementiaunited.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social
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@dementiaunited.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social
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A Delirium (UK) James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
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December 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Please do share this research priority setting survey for delirium. For people who have experienced or cared for someone with delirium.
@dementiaunited.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
@dementiaunited.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social
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Recognising obesity as a primary driver of CVD reinforces the need for early, proactive intervention.
@safwaanadam.bsky.social
@socendocrinology.bsky.social
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
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@safwaanadam.bsky.social
@socendocrinology.bsky.social
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
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OBESITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: CORE RELATIONSHIPS AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS | Society for Endocrinology
The Society for Endocrinology aims to promote the advancement of public education in endocrinology
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December 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Recognising obesity as a primary driver of CVD reinforces the need for early, proactive intervention.
@safwaanadam.bsky.social
@socendocrinology.bsky.social
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
www.endocrinology.org/endocrinolog...
@safwaanadam.bsky.social
@socendocrinology.bsky.social
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
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A stricter approval process for prescribing an anti-seizure drug that can cause birth defects if taken during pregnancy has cut the number of prescriptions issued for the drug, says new research from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social & Northern Care Alliance
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www.ncaresearch.org.uk/news/stricte...
December 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A stricter approval process for prescribing an anti-seizure drug that can cause birth defects if taken during pregnancy has cut the number of prescriptions issued for the drug, says new research from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social & Northern Care Alliance
www.ncaresearch.org.uk/news/stricte...
www.ncaresearch.org.uk/news/stricte...
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Today is #nhsdaad the first NHS domestic abuse awareness day - please amplify the messages and get involved:
www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/our-work/nhs...
@thedauk.bsky.social @thermbf.bsky.social @cavellcharity.bsky.social @doctorsindistress.bsky.social @nhsprachealth.bsky.social
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@thedauk.bsky.social @thermbf.bsky.social @cavellcharity.bsky.social @doctorsindistress.bsky.social @nhsprachealth.bsky.social
NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day and Domestic Abuse Resources - Medical Womens Federation
www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Today is #nhsdaad the first NHS domestic abuse awareness day - please amplify the messages and get involved:
www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/our-work/nhs...
@thedauk.bsky.social @thermbf.bsky.social @cavellcharity.bsky.social @doctorsindistress.bsky.social @nhsprachealth.bsky.social
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@thedauk.bsky.social @thermbf.bsky.social @cavellcharity.bsky.social @doctorsindistress.bsky.social @nhsprachealth.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr Amy Woods, senior clinical gastroenterology fellow in intestinal failure at Salford Royal, who was awarded the best oral presentation at the annual @bapen.bsky.social Conference, for her work on hidden disabilities in people dependent on long-term home parenteral nutrition.
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Congratulations to Dr Amy Woods, senior clinical gastroenterology fellow in intestinal failure at Salford Royal, who was awarded the best oral presentation at the annual @bapen.bsky.social Conference, for her work on hidden disabilities in people dependent on long-term home parenteral nutrition.
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Jack Roddy, Shaishav Dhage and Akheel Syed.
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
Treat the Graves' hyperthyroidism and the thymic hyperplasia resolves.
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
Treat the Graves' hyperthyroidism and the thymic hyperplasia resolves.
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Thymic hyperplasia in an adult with Graves disease
A 47-year-old man with discomfort in the upper chest, difficulty swallowing food and drinks, and weight loss of 10 kg over 2 months underwent computed tomography (CT), which excluded malignancy but sh...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Jack Roddy, Shaishav Dhage and Akheel Syed.
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
Treat the Graves' hyperthyroidism and the thymic hyperplasia resolves.
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
@ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
Treat the Graves' hyperthyroidism and the thymic hyperplasia resolves.
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
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The first TiLLI study participant recruited at Oldham ED yesterday thanks to the amazing associate PI & the fabulous clinical team, who found time to identify a patient during a very busy Monday shift 🌟 amazing team work ❤️💪 #eddreamteam @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The first TiLLI study participant recruited at Oldham ED yesterday thanks to the amazing associate PI & the fabulous clinical team, who found time to identify a patient during a very busy Monday shift 🌟 amazing team work ❤️💪 #eddreamteam @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
Neurosurgery registrar at Northern Care Alliance NHS Abdurrahman Islim has co-led research looking at a tool to predict whether the most common type of brain tumour, meningioma, will grow or cause symptoms, to help clinicians make better-informed decisions. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A Clinical Tool to Identify Incidental Meningioma for Early Outpatient Management
This cohort study examines the utility of the novel Incidental Meningioma: Prognostic Analysis Using Patient Comorbidity and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tests tool for predicting the risk of incidental...
jamanetwork.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Neurosurgery registrar at Northern Care Alliance NHS Abdurrahman Islim has co-led research looking at a tool to predict whether the most common type of brain tumour, meningioma, will grow or cause symptoms, to help clinicians make better-informed decisions. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Congratulations to neurosurgeon Saba Raza-Knight from Northern Care Alliance NHS who has been awarded the Norman Dott Gold Medal for the outstanding performance in the FRCS neurosurgery board exam. She will be invited to visit the Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona for up to 6 weeks
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Congratulations to neurosurgeon Saba Raza-Knight from Northern Care Alliance NHS who has been awarded the Norman Dott Gold Medal for the outstanding performance in the FRCS neurosurgery board exam. She will be invited to visit the Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona for up to 6 weeks
Huge thanks to our Salford research star of the month, inpatient research team lead Beth Charles. She's a tremendously kind & supportive colleague who uplifts the capability & confidence of the team. They say she is an inspiring leader whose passion for research drives improvements for patients.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Huge thanks to our Salford research star of the month, inpatient research team lead Beth Charles. She's a tremendously kind & supportive colleague who uplifts the capability & confidence of the team. They say she is an inspiring leader whose passion for research drives improvements for patients.
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Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have:
🔎 carried out over 3,300 research projects
📰 published over 9,000 papers
🤝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations
💰 leveraged about £1 billion in external funding!
👉🏿 Explore a selection of our work:
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💫 #ARCimpacts
🔎 carried out over 3,300 research projects
📰 published over 9,000 papers
🤝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations
💰 leveraged about £1 billion in external funding!
👉🏿 Explore a selection of our work:
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...
💫 #ARCimpacts
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have:
🔎 carried out over 3,300 research projects
📰 published over 9,000 papers
🤝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations
💰 leveraged about £1 billion in external funding!
👉🏿 Explore a selection of our work:
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...
💫 #ARCimpacts
🔎 carried out over 3,300 research projects
📰 published over 9,000 papers
🤝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations
💰 leveraged about £1 billion in external funding!
👉🏿 Explore a selection of our work:
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...
💫 #ARCimpacts
Yay! We're delighted to be working with @the-under-study.bsky.social on this important research aiming to improve elbow surgery
Congratulations to @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social for registering the tenth @the-under-study.bsky.social participant!
#clincaltrial #elbowsurgery
#clincaltrial #elbowsurgery
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November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Yay! We're delighted to be working with @the-under-study.bsky.social on this important research aiming to improve elbow surgery
Huge thanks to Prof Jackie Carter, colleagues & friends who are supporting @gjbrainresearch.bsky.social. As Jackie leaves her role @manchester.ac.uk, she's asked for contributions for brain tumour research in memory of Laura Nuttall & in support of her own son, Huw
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Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre
Help Jackie Carter raise money to support University of Manchester
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November 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Huge thanks to Prof Jackie Carter, colleagues & friends who are supporting @gjbrainresearch.bsky.social. As Jackie leaves her role @manchester.ac.uk, she's asked for contributions for brain tumour research in memory of Laura Nuttall & in support of her own son, Huw
www.justgiving.com/page/prof-ja...
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Great to read about this All About Alopecia event, which brought people & researchers together to share experiences & hear about cutting-edge research.
As Northern Care Alliance dermatologist Dr Matt Harries says: "We are not only sharing research but also creating community & support."
As Northern Care Alliance dermatologist Dr Matt Harries says: "We are not only sharing research but also creating community & support."
All About Alopecia shows what’s possible when people with lived experience and researchers work together. It’s about community, confidence, and making research more relevant to people’s lives.
Find out how we worked with people with alopecia shape it and how it made a difference: zurl.co/XvKhL
Find out how we worked with people with alopecia shape it and how it made a difference: zurl.co/XvKhL
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Great to read about this All About Alopecia event, which brought people & researchers together to share experiences & hear about cutting-edge research.
As Northern Care Alliance dermatologist Dr Matt Harries says: "We are not only sharing research but also creating community & support."
As Northern Care Alliance dermatologist Dr Matt Harries says: "We are not only sharing research but also creating community & support."
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📢Our latest newsletter is out now!
It’s full of updates, upcoming events, and stories from across our research themes. A great way to catch up on what’s happening at the Centre.
☕ Take a look when you get a moment...
shorturl.at/aCpsp
@fbmh-uom.bsky.social @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
It’s full of updates, upcoming events, and stories from across our research themes. A great way to catch up on what’s happening at the Centre.
☕ Take a look when you get a moment...
shorturl.at/aCpsp
@fbmh-uom.bsky.social @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
📢Our latest newsletter is out now!
It’s full of updates, upcoming events, and stories from across our research themes. A great way to catch up on what’s happening at the Centre.
☕ Take a look when you get a moment...
shorturl.at/aCpsp
@fbmh-uom.bsky.social @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
It’s full of updates, upcoming events, and stories from across our research themes. A great way to catch up on what’s happening at the Centre.
☕ Take a look when you get a moment...
shorturl.at/aCpsp
@fbmh-uom.bsky.social @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social
This smiling 'behind the scenes' hero is our research star at Oldham this month!
Darren Gough, from estates and facilities, has been really helpful and accommodating with making adjustments to their new office, making sure the team can continue with their day to day work with minimal disruption.
Darren Gough, from estates and facilities, has been really helpful and accommodating with making adjustments to their new office, making sure the team can continue with their day to day work with minimal disruption.
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This smiling 'behind the scenes' hero is our research star at Oldham this month!
Darren Gough, from estates and facilities, has been really helpful and accommodating with making adjustments to their new office, making sure the team can continue with their day to day work with minimal disruption.
Darren Gough, from estates and facilities, has been really helpful and accommodating with making adjustments to their new office, making sure the team can continue with their day to day work with minimal disruption.
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Date for your diary - a winter wellness event for all the family at Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre, Oldham on Tuesday 28 October, 11am-1pm. Our community research team will share how the Genes & Health study aims to improve health in people of Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage.
October 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Date for your diary - a winter wellness event for all the family at Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre, Oldham on Tuesday 28 October, 11am-1pm. Our community research team will share how the Genes & Health study aims to improve health in people of Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage.
Interesting read here - authors inc Prof Darren Green from Northern Care Alliance NHS
In-hospital mortality of 121,262 emergency patients according to their National Early Warning Score, alertness and eight physiologic categories on admission to hospital acutemedjournal.co.uk/in-hospital-...
In-hospital mortality of 121,262 emergency patients according to their National Early Warning Score, alertness and eight physiologic categories on admission to hospital acutemedjournal.co.uk/in-hospital-...
In-hospital mortality of 121,262 emergency patients according to their National Early Warning Score, alertness and eight physiologic categories on admission to hospital - Acute Medicine Journal
Aim: To determine the in-hospital mortality of eight physiological categories based on shock index, pulse pressure and ROX index, and to compare each category according to admission level of consciousness and National Early Warning Score. Method: A non-interventional observational study of 122,262, unselected, adult emergency admissions between 2014 and 2022. Results: In-hospital mortality increases according to physiological category and whether the admission NEWS was<3 or ≥3. For NEWS ≥3, patients were more likely to die when not alert. Irrespective of total NEWS, patients with a low ROX index
acutemedjournal.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Interesting read here - authors inc Prof Darren Green from Northern Care Alliance NHS
In-hospital mortality of 121,262 emergency patients according to their National Early Warning Score, alertness and eight physiologic categories on admission to hospital acutemedjournal.co.uk/in-hospital-...
In-hospital mortality of 121,262 emergency patients according to their National Early Warning Score, alertness and eight physiologic categories on admission to hospital acutemedjournal.co.uk/in-hospital-...
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🧠New from our brain tumour theme in Neurosurgery.
Insights into surgery after bevacizumab (a tumour-slowing drug) in NF2-related vestibular schwannoma. Study highlights how timing & dosage can help reduce bleeding risks and guide safer treatment planning
shorturl.at/E9c92
#NeuroOncology #research
Insights into surgery after bevacizumab (a tumour-slowing drug) in NF2-related vestibular schwannoma. Study highlights how timing & dosage can help reduce bleeding risks and guide safer treatment planning
shorturl.at/E9c92
#NeuroOncology #research
October 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🧠New from our brain tumour theme in Neurosurgery.
Insights into surgery after bevacizumab (a tumour-slowing drug) in NF2-related vestibular schwannoma. Study highlights how timing & dosage can help reduce bleeding risks and guide safer treatment planning
shorturl.at/E9c92
#NeuroOncology #research
Insights into surgery after bevacizumab (a tumour-slowing drug) in NF2-related vestibular schwannoma. Study highlights how timing & dosage can help reduce bleeding risks and guide safer treatment planning
shorturl.at/E9c92
#NeuroOncology #research