Birmingham Research Training Collaborative (BRTC)
The Birmingham Research Training Collaborative (BRTC) was established in January 2004 “to provide education and training for healthcare researchers in Birmingham”. BRTC has evolved over the years to address the needs of a growing and diverse clinical research workforce across the Birmingham region and has been cited as an example of best practice. The BRTC invites collaboration from all research active organisations and networks within the Birmingham, Solihull, Sandwell and Walsall geographic area. A Collaborator is an organisation within this region which commits to deliver and host BRTC training.
During 2015 the BRTC was brought under the CRN West Midlands Research Training Collaborative (WMRTC). The purpose of the WMRTC is to ensure research staff and clinical teams supporting research can access high quality locally-provided training which is fit for purpose and meets local needs. It aims to complement activities of other training collaboratives and training structures in the West Midlands, which together provide access to training region-wide and support the three NIHR CRN priority areas for organisational and workforce development:
· Regulation and Safeguarding
· Delivering Network Business
· Specialty Specific/Responsive training
The BRTC is committed to developing the collaborative and ensuring our local researchers have access to good quality, accredited training. The membership of the group includes representation from research nursing, R&D Management, NIHR Networks, and trial management:
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BRTC Members BRTC Collaborators
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Elizabeth Adey (Co-Chair) / Linda Webber
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Heart of England NHS FT
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Wilma van Riel (Co Chair)
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University of Birmingham
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Dr Sarah Bowden
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Cancer Research Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham
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Jayne Groves
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Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS FT
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| Helen Cox/ Annabel Grinbergs |
Wellcome Trust Birmingham CRF, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT |
| Linda Everard/ Katie Williams |
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health FT |
| Brian Gammon |
Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS T |
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Dr Margaret Grant
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Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham
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Joanna Gray
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NIHR/Wellcome Trust Birmingham Clinical Research Facility
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Kelly Hard
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Birmingham Women’s NHS FT
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Maggie Hope
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NIHR Clinical Research Network West Midlands
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Emily Linehan
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NIHR Clinical Research Network West Midlands
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Razia Meer-Baloch
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BCTU, University of Birmingham
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Lynne Savage
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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT
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Lynda Wagstaff
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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
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TBC
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The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT
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