Bottisham Medical Practice is pleased to inform you that we are a research active practice and support high quality medical research through the following organisation.<\/p>\n
Who we are<\/strong><\/p>\n The Primary Care Research Network East of England is one of eight regionally-based Local Research Networks which make up the national Primary Care Research Network in England. The Network is funded by the Department of Health.<\/p>\n What we do<\/strong><\/p>\n Our vision is to provide improved treatment and services for NHS patients by conducting important and relevant research to the highest standards working in partnership with patients, researchers and primary care practitioners in efficient and effective ways.<\/p>\n We do this in areas for which primary care has particular responsibility. These include disease prevention, health promotion, screening and early diagnosis, as well as the management of long-term conditions, such as arthritis and heart disease.<\/p>\n Why we do it<\/strong><\/p>\n Clinical research is, and has always been, fundamental to the work of the NHS. Only by carrying out research into “what works” can we continually improve treatments for patients, and understand how to focus NHS resources where they will be most effective. All the research that we support is driven by the priorities of the NHS and the Department of Health, and informed by the views of patients and their carers.<\/p>\n Patients and public<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are a patient or carer, or perhaps a member of public with an interest, you can help research. You could become a participant in clinical research study that may benefit many people. You could even help shape clinical research by becoming more actively involved and having a say.<\/p>\n \n\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n Health research needs people of all ages and backgrounds, from all over the country, to take part and help shape research. That way the results can benefit as many people as possible. Find out more about the ways you can get involved.<\/p>\n Sign up for the Be Part of Research Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n Bottisham Medical Practice shares information from medical records:<\/p>\n This is important because:<\/p>\n You have the right to object to your identifiable information being used or shared for medical research purposes. You can do this via https:\/\/nhs.uk\/your-nhs-data-matters\/<\/a> or Email:\u00a0enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk<\/a>\u00a0or see our Privacy Notice below for more details.<\/p>\n Bottisham Medical Practice Privacy Notice – Research<\/a><\/p>\n Active Brains aimed to find out if using the\u00a0Active Brains website<\/a>\u00a0was useful for people aged 60-85, who are proactively taking steps to keep their brain healthy.<\/p>\n The Active Brains website is designed to help people\u00a0get a bit more active, practising thinking skills, and eating healthily. As we get older, it\u2019s more important than ever to do things to keep our brain and body active and healthy.\u00a0The research study tests whether using Active Brains helps people to do this and the study lasts for five years.<\/p>\n The study is closed to new participants, however we have had great uptake as many of our patients have signed up\u00a0to take part.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/details>\n Over 13,000 participants with heartburn or acid reflux symptoms from GPs surgeries accross England took part in this trial, including patients from Bottisham Medical Practice.<\/strong> The aim was to assess a small capsule sponge device called the CytospongeTM<\/sup> to detect patients who might be at future risk of cancer of the oesophagus.<\/p>\n Results showed that the capsule\u00a0sponge\u00a0detected\u00a010 times more cases of Barrett\u2019s oesophagus compared with routine GP care.<\/p>\n Researchers have taken the work on\u00a0BEST3 forward into the BEST4 Trial,\u00a0jointly funded by Cancer Research UK and the\u00a0National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). They are exploring\u00a0whether the capsule sponge can prevent deaths from oesophageal cancer when offered as a screening test to people on long-term medication for heartburn\u00a0\u2013 one of the most common Barrett’s oesophagus symptoms.<\/p>\n BEST4 trial information<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/details>\n Patient data from GP medical records kept by GP practices in England is used to improve health, care and services through planning and research, helping to find better treatments and improve patient care. The NHS is introducing an improved way to share this information \u2013 called the General Practice Data for Planning and Research data collection.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tImportant:<\/span> Please Note\n\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Be part of research<\/h2>\n
How your information is used for medical research and to measure the quality of care<\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tBEST 3 - Cytosponge Test<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t
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