Where to start?

Your Path in Research - Explore ways to start your research career

If you are new to research and would like to understand more you can access some NIHR online training here: 

‘What Is Health Research’ : Explore the world of health research and the role volunteers play in transforming treatments and improving health care.

‘Improving Healthcare through Clinical Research’: Find out how medical treatments are discovered, tested and evaluated to improve healthcare for all.

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Library Service (based at Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Peterborough City Hospital) is available to support anyone at CCS with carrying out projects, case studies and research. Open the section below to read about the support this service offers.

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Support from the Library Service for CCS staff

• North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Library Service

  • North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Library Service (based at Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Peterborough City Hospital) is available to support anyone at CCS with carrying out projects, case studies and research

  • The main way we can do this is to provide evidence. If you have an idea for a project, we can help. We have the resources and the know-how to find you the latest and most relevant evidence to support your chosen topic. We have access to healthcare databases and thousands of journals and our librarians are skilled in searching these to find the best papers to answer your clinical or non-clinical questions. We also provide training in searching for evidence and appraising research articles. We can also sign you up to a current awareness service called KnowledgeShare which is tailored to your research interests and delivers the latest high quality evidence and guidelines straight to your inbox. So, if you are thinking of research, please get in touch with the library by email: hch-tr.libraryteam@nhs.net or telephone: 01480 416412.

You can watch this video to hear from people who have made research part of their careers.

For more information and opportunities to develop your career in research visit https://www.nihr.ac.uk/health-and-care-professionals/career-development/

Approvals Process: Thinking about developing your own research project?

There are many types of research activities, each requires different levels of support and approvals.

All research studies taking place in the Trust require registration and permission from the medical director to be undertaken. This is in addition to that obtained from a University ethics committee.

Certain types of studies will require full Health Research Authority (HRA) approval to ensure the interests of our patients, staff and organisation are safeguarded. Use this Decision making tool to help you decide if your study needs HRA approval. (http://www.hra-decisiontools.org.uk/research/)

Please contact the research team at ccs.gen-cambs-researchhub@nhs.net about how to obtain approval for your project.