Clinical research nurse interns: the future research workforce
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Clinical research nurse interns: the future research workforce

Karen Roberts Head of nursing research, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
Sophie Gelder Research nurse intern, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Helen Wild Research nurse intern, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria has developed a research nurse internship programme. Here, two of the first cohort of clinical research nurses describe the role

To ensure that patient care is continuously improved, it is essential that research becomes an integral aspect of clinical care and the NHS Constitution for England (Department of Health 2012) sets out the patients’ right to be involved in research as a treatment option.

Nurse Researcher. 24, 2, 6-7. doi: 10.7748/nr.24.2.6.s2

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