Research

test_vials2 Frome Valley is one of the practices in South Glos that participates in approved NHS research studies through the NHS National Institute for Health Studies. As part of the National Institute for Health Research, we help to provide the infrastructure that allows high-quality clinical research to take place in the NHS, so that patients can benefit from new and better treatments, and we can learn how to improve NHS healthcare for the future.

We are committed to the Department of Health’s national strategy which puts patients at the centre of all NHS related activity. To ensure that ‘patient benefit’ is not simply based on the views and options of research professionals and clinicians, the national strategy highlights the importance of involving patients, carers and the public at all stages of the research process.

Patients and public can be involved:

As patients/participants voluntarily taking part in clinical or other well designed studies.
As patients and public members working with research professionals and clinicians (e.g. doctors, nurses) and getting actively involved in the different stages of research and related activities.

For more info see https://www.nihr.ac.uk/

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ATLANTIS Trial

The surgery is participating in a survey to investigate if using a tablet called amitriptyline helps people suffering with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. For more information, please follow this link:

https://ctru.leeds.ac.uk/atlantis/