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Developing a clinical research network: the Northern Region Endoscopy Group experience (2014)
Journal Article
Rajasekhar, P., Rees, C., Rutter, M., & Hungin, P. (2014). Developing a clinical research network: the Northern Region Endoscopy Group experience. Clinical medicine (London. Online), 14(2), 107-112. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.14-2-107

Research is central to the National Health Service. Clinical trial recruitment has been aided by the National Institute for Health Research's Comprehensive Research Network but these networks do not support development of research. The Northern Regio... Read More about Developing a clinical research network: the Northern Region Endoscopy Group experience.

Barriers to accurate diagnosis and effective management of heart failure have not changed in the past 10 years: a qualitative study and national survey (2014)
Journal Article
Hancock, H., Close, H., Fuat, A., Murphy, J., Hungin, A., & Mason, J. (2014). Barriers to accurate diagnosis and effective management of heart failure have not changed in the past 10 years: a qualitative study and national survey. BMJ Open, 4(3), Article e003866. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003866

Objectives: To explore changes in healthcare professionals’ views about the diagnosis and management of heart failure since a study in 2003. Design: Focus groups and a national online cross-sectional survey. Setting and participants: Focus groups (n=... Read More about Barriers to accurate diagnosis and effective management of heart failure have not changed in the past 10 years: a qualitative study and national survey.

Renal Failure in Lithium-Treated Bipolar Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2014)
Journal Article
Close, H., Reilly, J., Mason, J., Mukesh, K., Wilson, D., Main, J., & Hungin, A. (2014). Renal Failure in Lithium-Treated Bipolar Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study. PLoS ONE, 9(3), Article e90169. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090169

Objective: Lithium users are offered routine renal monitoring but few studies have quantified the risk to renal health. The aim of this study was to assess the association between use of lithium carbonate and incidence of renal failure in patients wi... Read More about Renal Failure in Lithium-Treated Bipolar Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Multidetector CT Improving Surgical Outcomes in Breast Cancer (MISO BC) (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cox, J., Hancock, H., Spratt, J., Close, H., Lee, C., Mohammed, U., & Mason, J. Multidetector CT Improving Surgical Outcomes in Breast Cancer (MISO BC). Presented at British Society of Breast Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting 2014, Brighton, England

Introduction: This multicentre randomised controlled trial investigated whether a computed tomography (CT) scan of the axilla could more accurately assess whether the axillary lymph nodes were involved with malignancy in patients with newly diagnosed... Read More about Multidetector CT Improving Surgical Outcomes in Breast Cancer (MISO BC).