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West London Primary Care Health Trusts:

Below are the website addresses of the eight PCTs and the Mental Health Trusts.

• Brent PCT
  Wembley Centre for Health & Care, 116 Chaplin Road, Wembley, HA0 4UZ 020 8795 6130
  
  
• Ealing PCT
  1 Armstrong Way, Southall, Middlesex UB2 4SA, 020 8893 0301
  
  
• Hammersmith & Fulham PCT
  5-7 Parsons Green, London, SW6 4UL, 020 8846 6767
  
  
• Harrow PCT
  Harrovian Business Village, Bessborough Road, Harrow, HA1 3EX, 020 8422 6644
  
  
• Hillingdon PCT
  Kirk House, 97-109 High Street, Yiewsley, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 7HJ,
  01895 452 000
  
  
• Hounslow PCT
  Phoenix Court, 531 Staines Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW4 5DP, 020 8321 2211
  
  
• Kensington & Chelsea PCT
  125 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3RP, 020 8237 2520
  
  
• Westminster PCT
  15 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5JD, 020 7150 8145
  
  
• CNWL Mental Health (NHS) Trust
  formed on 1st April 2002 from: BKCW Mental Health NHS Trust Harrow and Hillingdon Healthcare Trust and The Substance Misuse Service. 30 Eastbourne Terrace, London W2 6LA, 020 8237 2000
  
  
• West London Mental Health NHS Trust
  Uxbridge Road, Southall, Middlesex UB1 3EU, 020 8354 8354

Acute and specialist trusts within West London

• St Mary's NHS Trust
  St Mary's Hospital in Paddington and the Western Eye on Marylebone Road
  
  
• Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust
  369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, 020 8746 8000
  
  
• North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  incorporates Northwick Park & St Mark's Hospitals in Harrow, Central Middlesex Hospital in Park Royal and outreach services based close to our local communities in Wembley, Willesden, Edgware, Stanmore and Harlesden
  
  
• Ealing Hospital NHS Trust
  Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Uxbridge Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 3HW 020 8967 5000
  
  
• Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust
  Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge, London UB8 3NN and Mount Vernon Hospital, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middx HA6 2RN

Other London Primary Care Research Networks:

• Battersea Research Group
  Contact details 0207 223 4222
  
  
• EyeNET- the network for optometrists and other's interested in the Eye
  London Contact: 020 7040 8982
  
  
• Kent & Medway PCRN (academic link with CHSS. University of Kent)
  contact Joy Bradford 01304 222249
  
  
• Sussex and Surrey PCRN (academic link Brighton Medical School)
  Contact: 01483 304594 (Surrey University)
  
  
• Lewisham Research Unit
  Contact 020 7771 5058 (currently no website)
  
  
• NELCRAD – North East London Consortium for R&D
  A consortium of 7 PCTs in the NorthEast London sector and lead by Tower Hamlets PCT (formerly part of ELENoR). Contact 020 7377 7000 x4741 email: nelcrad@thpct.nhs.uk
  
  
• The North Central London Research Consortium (NoCLoR)
  A partnership between 5 PCTs and 2 Mental Health Trusts (encompasses the former NoCTeN).
  For Contact details click here
  Elaine Ward: 020 7794 0500 x3091 / 020 7530 3939
  
  
• StaRNet covering the South of London
  Telephone 020 8725 2769
  
  
• The UK Federation of Primary Care Research Networks

Education establishments:

• Imperial College
  Imperial is situated in West London and is WeLReN's academic partner. WeLReN is based within Imperial College Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine and WeLReN's research methods training is provided by the department.
  
  
• Thames Valley University
  Thames Valley University offers nursing training and currently runs a number of Learning Communities. The university is based in Ealing & Slough.
  
  
• Westminster University
  Westminster offers a Leadership Course for NHS Managers and Practitioners.

Other health research networks:

• C.H.A.I.N.- a network of medical researchers
  C.H.A.I.N. is an informal network of people from the NHS family of organisations who are active or interested in using research evidence to improve the quality of care in the NHS. To join visit C.H.A.I.N. or telephone 020 8528 1621/1620
  
  
• Mental Health Research Network – London Hub
  

National NHS Research related programmes:

• Healthandsocialcareawards
  examples of good practice.
  
  
• National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation Research and Development
  The NHS Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) Programme is a national research programme that has been established to consolidate and develop the evidence base on the organisation, management and delivery of health care services.
  
  
• Health Technology Assessment - Programme
  The mission of the HTD programme is to stimulate, commission and monitor collaborative research projects on new and improved health technology devices which improve the health and wealth of the UK
  
  
• National Institute for Clinical Excellence
  The National Institute for Clinical Excellence works on behalf of the National Health Service and the people who use it. They make recommendations on treatments and care using the best available evidence.

Management:

• National Service Frameworks
  Department of Health site giving the National Service Frameworks – use the search facility
  
  
• Health Service Journal Online Search 1000
  A resource for anyone interested in health policy and management issues.
  To search go to their Links page
  
  
• Central Office for Research Ethics Committees
  For all details of how to obtain ethical approval for research projects involving NHS patients, staff or resources contact COREC.
  
  
• The Research Governance Framework and related information is available on the DH site
  
  
• Healthcare Commission
  is the independent inspection body for both the NHS and private and voluntary healthcare. They have a wide range of responsibilities all aimed at improving the quality of health care.
  
  
• London Deanery
  
  
• North West London Research Management & Governance
  Details of Research Governance for NW London , hosted by Brent PCT
  
  
• North West London Strategic Health Authority
  The headquarters of the NHS in North West London

Grant related sites:

• Association of Medical Research Charities
  The objects of the Association are to further medical research in the United Kingdom generally, and in particular, the advancement of the effectiveness of those charities of which a principal activity is medical research.
  
  
• CORDIS Collaboration with the European Community
  Research and development sponsored by the European Commission is supported within successive comprehensive Framework Programmes each of which usually runs for 4 years. The 6th Framework Programme (FP6), running from 2002 to 2006.
  
  Further information is available on CORDIS , the EU's R&D website.
  
  
• Research and Development information
  Department of Health sponsored site containing Information on medical research grants available.
  
  
• Medical Research Council
  Non-departmental governmental body- which gives grants, fellowships, studentships in clinical medical research
  
  
• King's Fund
  Independent Charity concerned with improving health in London. The site also has comprehensive links pages.
  
  
• Wellcome Trust
  Independent Biomedical charity

Research training:

• Action Research
  On-line/email course in Action Research available through here.
  
  
• R&D Learning
  This DH site contains information on all the health-related courses and training opportunities in the UK , courses, conferences, workshops or seminars.

Health related search sites

• Health Service Journal Online Search 1000
  A resource for anyone interested in health policy and management issues.
  To search go to their Links page.
  
  
• Healthsites UK
  A portal containing links to health and medical sites on the internet of interest both to professionals and members of the general public. Perhaps of more interest to consumers involved in research and the general public.
  
  
• Medic8
  A UK portal which has many different health care or medical web links and resources including an on-line guide to medical journals, clinical tools, and royal colleges by subject.
  
  
• Medline
  MEDLINE is the US National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
  
  
• National Electronic Library for Health
  working with NHS Libraries to develop a digital library for NHS staff, patients and the public.
  
  
• Bandolier
  a monthly independent journal about evidence-based healthcare, written by Oxford scientists.
  
  
• Cochrane Library – accessed through
  (also access to other libraries and databases)
  
  
• D.A.R.E.
  life skills-based Drug Prevention Education Programme for 9 to 11 year olds