Stroke care still Lisa’s passion, 25 years on

“I’d never work anywhere else, it’s where my heart is,” says research practitioner Lisa Swindells who is celebrating 25 years...

Neurology patient experiences help drive therapy improvements

People living with brain conditions benefit from taking part in group therapy sessions focused on psychological flexibility and acceptance, a...

Volunteers build on rehab research with new support group

Three volunteer patients have made sure the research they took part in has long-lasting benefits – by setting up a...

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Community team making research more accessible

Four family picnics, two dance classes, four library events, six mosque visits, four baby classes, three research festivals, four schools...

Study will focus on brain tumour patients’ working lives

Five Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) colleagues have been awarded MAHSC Neuroscience Clinical Fellowships to develop their research....

£3m NIHR-funded blood clot prevention study begins

Colleagues at Salford have recruited some of the first participants to an important NIHR-funded study looking at different types of pharmacological...

Death of stroke expert Professor Pippa Tyrrell MBE

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Pippa Tyrrell, emeritus Professor of Stroke Medicine at...

Trainees play key role in subarachnoid haemorrhage study

The Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the Emergency Department (SHED) study recruited more than 3,000 patients with acute severe headache and involved...

Blog: Wellbeing support helps lift the strain

Jennifer Kujacz, a newly qualified Health Psychologist, blogs about her time working on staff wellbeing within the NCA. During the...