York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Research & Development Unit - Management Team

About Us
About Us
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.
For Patient and Public
For Patient and Public
The Research & Development Office strive to increase the opportunities for patients and their families to be informed about, and involved in, our research and research processes.
For Researchers
For Researchers
The information on these pages will be relevant to York Hospital staff NHS Foundation Trust staff who are planning their own research study.
For Industry
SOPs and Guidance
SOPs and Guidance
This section contains the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Guidance documents issued by the R&D Unit.
Multiple Long Term Conditions Research Hub
Multiple Long Term Conditions Research Hub
Born & Bred In (BaBi): Scarborough & York
Born & Bred In (BaBi): Scarborough & York

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Management Team
Head of Research and Development	Lydia Harris	lydia.harris1@nhs.net 01904 726606 07702 816606	Development of our Trust's research profile and capacity to conduct research Delivery of the Trusts Research Strategy Management of Research Contracts and Finance Supporting applications for funding (including Patient and Public Involvement) Strategic research oversight and delivery locally, regionally and nationally
Head of Research Delivery (Clinical) & Lead Research Nurse	Cate Laven	catherine.laven2@nhs.net 01904 724641 07788 977568	Supporting, leading, supervising, managing and/or co-ordinating all Trust Nurses involved in research Line managing the Senior Research Nurses/midwives/AHPs and overseeing all research nurse activity, ensuring a trained and competent workforce Responsible for the efficient and effective utilisation of the Nursing/Midwifery/AHP Researchers and non-Medical research staff Developing nursing/midwifery/AHP research practice within the Trust
Head of Research Operations and Research Advisor	Deborah Phillips	deborah.phillips23@nhs.net 07464 491875	Preparation and management of all matters related to Trust Research Sponsorship applications Sponsor representative for Trust sponsored research studies Named individual to authorise IRAS applications Independent Scientific Review and Research Advice Research Misconduct lead
Head of Research Delivery (non-clinical)	Mags Szewczyk	mags.szewczyk1@nhs.net 0777 6496705	Currently on secondment
Commercial Research Manager	Marthe Ludtmann	marthe.ludtmann1@nhs.net 07747763555	Contact for all commercial research activities and commercial stakeholders Commercial research study facilitation Acquisition of new commercial research studies for the Trust Costings & Contracting Assistance with intellectual property protection
Senior Research Nurses	Laura Griffiths Paul Brittain	laura.griffiths37@nhs.net 01904 721733 paul.brittain@nhs.net 01904 725125	Line management, training and supervision of research delivery teams Ensuring staff are managed and supported in the workplace and are appropriately trained to evidence they are competent to carry out their research work Paul Brittain covers: Cancer, Specialist & Clinical Support Services Group Laura Griffiths covers: Medicine Care Group - York & Scarborough, Surgery & Family Health Care Group Find out more about the Care Groups here
Grant Development Officer	Lisa Ballantine	l.ballantine@nhs.net 07985 315502	Distributing Research funding opportunities Supporting all aspects of research funding applications Building collaborations Costing research bids (including SoECAT support) PPI Supporting early career researchers
R&D Administrator - Management Team EDGE Project Co-ordinator	Ellis Bramall	ellis.bramall@nhs.net 01904 721277	Lead EDGE database development project System development User training
R&D Administrator - Management Team	Sarah Sheath	sarah.sheath@nhs.net 01904 726996	Main point of contact for Department and Management Team SOP Controller Arrangement of honorary contracts, letters of access and research passports Study invoicing Website management

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1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024

York & Scarborough

50 research studies open to recruitment

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3246 patients recruited into clinical trials