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Best Patient Care, Clinical Research and You: an introduction to why clinical research matters and how every member of staff in the NHS can support and influence it. 

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rft R&D department:

​Rotherham NHS FT Research & Development Department/About RFT R&D: read about the work of the department
Who's who: find out about our team
Resources: tools to help NHS staff interested in clinical research
NIHR support: how the National Institute for Health Research can help you
Library support: Library & Knowledge Service support for research and publication
Contact: get in touch with Rotherham's R&D Department

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why research matters

Clinical research in the NHS: why research matters
Why research matters: why everyone in the NHS has a role to play in clinical research
​Why research is important: why clinical research is essential to what we do
​Evidence: selected articles on evidence for relationship between clinical research and patient care outcomes
Key messages: six key messages setting out why research matters

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departments

Departments: select a team at RFT to find out out about their research activity
Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine & Pain Management
Cancer
Breathing Space
Cardiovascular Medicine
Critical Care
Dermatology
Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Gastroenterology & Colorectal
Haematology
Infectious Diseases
Mental Health
Neurology
Nutrition & Dietetics
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Health
Ophthalmology
Oral Medicine
Orthopaedics
Paediatrics
Physiotherapy
Public Health
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Sexual Health
Speech and Language
Surgical
Urology

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your role in research

Your role in research: select your job role to find out how you can support clinical research
Clinical staff
Other patient contact roles
Communications
Clinical management
Corporate services
Trust executives and senior management

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