Thursday 22 November 2018 - Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel, Manchester

Presented by:

Ben Bridgewater - Health Innovation Manchester, Chief Executive

Debbie Vinsun - CRN GM Chief Operating Officer

Martin Gibson - CRN GM Clinical Director

A video message from Jonathan Sheffield, NIHR CRN Chief Executive

Website article with full winners list and quotes

Best Debut

WINNER

Mark Dawson (Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust)

Finalists

James Bond-Simmons (CRN GM Core Team)

Helen Wassall (East Cheshire NHS Trust)

Caitlin Wilson (North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust)

Sexual Health Team (Bolton NHS Foundation Trust)

Marcus Fogarty (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

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Best Community Research Contribution

WINNER

Mfon Sam (Northern Care Alliance NHS Group)

Finalists

Silk Real World Research Ltd

Bernadette Mason and Marie Martland (Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust)

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Research Nurse of the Year

WINNER

Sara Bennett (Stockport NHS Foundation Trust)

FINALISTS

Tracey Taylor (Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust)

Houda Chea (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

Chelsey Wheeler (The Christie NHS Foundation Trust)

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Research Midwife of the Year

WINNER

Rachel Newport (Northern Care Alliance NHS Group)

FINALISTS

Bev Hammond (East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust)

Catherine Chmiel (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

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Public Engagement

WINNER

Join Dementia Research (CRN Core Team)

FINALISTS

Research for the Future

Non-Malignant Haematology Team (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

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Outstanding Contribution

WINNER

Oncology Collaboration – The Christie Breast Cancer Research Team & WWL Oncology Research Team (The Christie NHS Foundation Trust & Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust)

FINALISTS

Katrina Moore (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

Alison Walker (The Christie NHS Foundation Trust)

Joint Research Office (Northern Care Alliance NHS Group)

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Research Administrator/Co-ordinator of the Year

WINNER

Matthew Milner (East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust)

FINALISTS

Sanniah Hussain (Northern Care Alliance NHS Group)

Natalie Hill (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

Jessica Pendlebury (The Christie NHS Foundation Trust)

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Clinical Studies/Research Practitioner of the Year

WINNER

Christine Hughes (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

FINALISTS

Carmel Thomas (Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust)

Garry Trew (Northern Care Alliance NHS Group)

Jennifer Philbin (Northern Care Alliance NHS Group)

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Investigator of the Year

WINNER

Gemma Faulkner (Bolton NHS Foundation Trust)

FINALISTS

Gabriel Schembri (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

Andrew Rowland (Northern Care Alliance NHS Group)

Shalom Srirangam (East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust)

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Lifetime Achievement

WINNER

Professor Charles Hay (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

FINALISTS

Deborah Hall (Northern Care Alliance NHS Group)

LiFen Wang (The Christie NHS Foundation Trust)

Simon Jones (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

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Research Team of the Year (sponsored by Sanofi)

WINNER

Collaborative Research Team (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

FINALISTS

Stockport MENCAR Team (Stockport NHS Foundation Trust)

Medical Physics Team (Northern Care Alliance NHS Group)

Divisional Clinical Research Leads (Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust)

Renal and Upper GI Team (The Christie NHS Foundation Trust)

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Debbie and Martin Special Awards

“NHS@70 Research Hero”: Deborah Hall (Northern Care Alliance NHS Group)