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Carlos is a clinical trials coordinator and research physiotherapist. He has been in post for one and a half years. Carlos recruits some patients as well but most of his work is around clinical trial management.
Carlos is a clinical trials coordinator and research physiotherapist. His ethnic background is White Portuguese.
Over the 20 years Mary has worked in research, she has been employed as a research nurse, research health visitor, research officer and now a trial manager. Separate to her research roles, she currently also works one day a week as a health visitor.
Mary is a trial manager with a background in health visiting. She is in a relationship and has children. Her ethnic background is White British.
Imogen has worked in research for about six years. She is currently a senior clinical research nurse in an emergency department. Imogen describes there being a number of challenges to doing research in an emergency setting, including around consent.
Imogen is a senior clinical research nurse. She is in a relationship. Her ethnic background is White English.
Rachel X has been a research midwife for just over a year. Through working on several studies, she has become an unofficial specialist on pre-term birth. This has presented workload challenges as she receives a lot of clinical enquiries on the topic.
Rachel X is a research midwife. She is in a relationship. Her ethnic background is White English.
Alison has been a research midwife for five years. She also works clinically on a labour ward and is an NIHR research champion. She feels there is a need for research to be recognised as part-and-parcel of the clinical pathway, not some bolt-on.
Alison is a research midwife. She is married and has children. Her ethnic background is White Other (Canadian).
Osi has been a research midwife for just over one year. The first few weeks in post were a big adjustment as she was new to both research and the Trust. Osi is passionate about research and describes research midwives as the oil to the system.
Osi is a research midwife. Her ethnic background is African-British.
Alice has been working in research for around four years, and is currently employed as a senior research midwife. She emphasises that a person's abilities to reflect on their experiences and be enthusiastic are important to the role.
Alice is a research midwife. She is single. Her ethnic background is White European (Italian).
Ginny has been a research nurse for around eight years, although she is a midwife by training. She thinks there is a tendency for research nurses to be excluded from wider aspects of the research process beyond that of recruitment.
Ginny is a research nurse and nurse researcher. She is married and has children. Her ethnic background is White British.
Dawn has been a paediatric research nurse for two and a half years. She started to feel more confident in her role about eight months into the post, but emphasises that it's an ongoing learning process.
Dawn is a paediatric research nurse. She is married and has children. Her ethnic background is White British.
Graham has been a research paramedic for six years. He is currently undertaking a PhD about stroke. Graham describes pre-hospital research as a developing area to which paramedics can contribute valuable insights and skills.
Graham is a research paramedic. He has a very understanding wife and two young daughters. His ethnic background is White British.
