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Today we launch the Northern Centre for Breast Research – bringing together clinicians, researchers and partners to improve diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for patients across the North.

“Research gives me hope.” – Clare, who shared her story at today’s launch. The new Northern Centre for Breast Research will help deliver faster trials and better care for future patients.

Ever been told you spend so much time playing #computergames, you should get paid to do it? So why not? 🎮👾 Martin Akehurst, a Senior Designer in the #videogaming industry, shares his advice and knowledge on his profession in these exclusive videos... open.edu/openlearn/work…

Having a great time @TheRDForum and what an amazing way to celebrate #ICTD2025 🎉

This week marks International clinical day and this year we will be celebrating @Gateshead_NHS on Thursday 22nd of May with stalls in the hub and outside of Costa - please pop by and say 👋 and let us know what medical discovery you would like to see in your lifetime! #ICTD2025

Looking forward to a great conference at #RDF25

Ready for the first talk of @TheRDForum 🤓 #RDF25 #research

As we celebrate VE Day which marked a turning point in history, we reflect upon some significant advancements in medical research @QehYvonnem

Congrats to @drdina_mansour @Beverleymcclel3 @Annatsunderland Dorothy & Kara who've consented & randomised their first pt into @REDUCe2study Palliative Long-term Abdominal Drains Versus Repeated Drainage in Untreatable Ascites Due to Advanced Cirrhosis

Today is #WorldCancerDay2025 . Today we come together to recognise the impact of a cancer diagnosis. 💚We are proud to be supporting cancer clinical trials and research studies at @Gateshead_NHS to improve cancer care now and in the future.

The Chief Nursing Officer for England set out a strategic plan for research, empowering nurses to lead, participate in & deliver research.This research tool it is a valuable resource for Matrons & healthcare leaders to support developing research & innovation within nursing teams

The long awaited results from the PIM-COVID study have been published in the journal of intensive medicine. Well done to the @pim_covid team as well as Jenny Ritzema as local PI and to all the participants from @Gateshead_NHS who took part. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17…

Congratulations to the @OPTIMAbstudy who have completed recruitment to the Optima study in the UK. Thank you to all the patients @Gateshead_NHS who are taking part in the study and continue with follow up.

Thank you to Dr Ramphul and Sarah Wilkinson for all the support and most importantly thank you to the patients who are taking part in the spiromac trial @MBird1996 @loobyluLucy [2]

A fantastic achievement for the INGR1D2 trial especially in the week celebrating world diabetes day. A huge thanks to the 1486 babies (and their parents) from @Gateshead_NHS who have been recruited to the study so far contributing to this vital research. @ChristineMC212

The good news keeps coming today! Well done to @MariaBokhari3 and the team for recruiting their 100th patient to the @Ecraid POS-CUTI study, an amazing achievement by the whole team!

Did you know that a lump isn’t the only sign or symptom of breast cancer? @Liz_ORiordan takes us through some of the other signs and symptoms you should look out for. Find more information on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer below 👇 breastcancernow.org/about-breast-c…

Its #NationalPathologyWeek and the theme this year is #PathologyisVital - Pathology is vital to research, from diagnosis to treatment to screening and prevention, research studies would not be possible without our fantastic pathology teams 👏👏👏@Gateshead_NHS

Good luck to our Bev!! @Beverleymcclel3 🌟🌟🌟

#HappyHalloween everyone! 🎃👻🐈‍⬛