Research

The Bovey Tracey & Chudleigh Practice sometimes recruits patients for research studies supported by the Primary Care Research Network. All studies have been approved by an NHS Research Ethics Committee. If you are invited to participate in research there is no obligation to do so, and if you decline this will not affect your treatment in any way. Anonymised patient data may be used for research that is in the best interests of patients and the NHS as a whole.

We're excited to share news of our partnership with seasoned NIHR CRN (National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network) experts, seamlessly integrated into our practice team. In the pursuit of advancing medical research, these professionals, alongside our practice team, may access your patient record for pre-consented activities. This involves identifying potential eligibility for research opportunities and supporting recruitment and follow-up for clinical trials. This process operates under the lawful bases of Article 6 (public task) and Article 9 (substantial public interest) of the GDPR. Be assured, that your privacy and data security are rigorously safeguarded. This collaboration also supports NIHR and NHS's pursuit in improving equality to access research. Any eligible individuals will be contacted by the practice, and their consent will be requested before any further processing takes place.

Medical Research Privacy Notice (PDF, 253KB)

We hope our patients can be reassured that as a research active practice we are forward thinking and strive to do our best for them. See our short slideshow explaining our Research Trials (PDF, 1.33MB).

Research helps us find evidence-supported answers to improve treatments and quality of life for patients now and in the future.

Clinical research can focus on

Promoting a healthier lifestyle
Disease prevention
Disease diagnosis
Treatment of common ailments
Management of long term health conditions

Over 21,300 people took part in clinical health research studies in the South West (2015-16)

As a practice we are supported in the set up and delivery of this research by experienced NIHR CRN staff who work as part of our practice team. These staff, as part of the practice team, will be able to access your patient record to identify if you would be eligible to participate in research opportunities, support recruitment and follow up activity related to clinical trials

At the surgery our Practice Research team includes Dr Ward, Dr Lukeman, Nurse Practitioner Rachael Minty, Nursing Associate Jodie Roche and Admin Assistant Nina Joint.

RCGP Research Surveillance Centre Practice

This practice is one of over 260 practices in England contributing pseudonymised data for national research and surveillance.

These data enable continuous monitoring of infections and diseases in the community and is used in ethically approved research. The RCGP RSC is the main source of information for Public Health England (PHE) and helps with prediction and management of flu outbreaks and pandemics.

Providing pseudonymised data does not affect patients, their care or privacy, however if you no longer wish to allow your information to be used, please speak to your GP