Heart of England Hub
Address
Research and Innovation
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Radclyffe House
66-68 Hagley Road
Birmingham B16 8PF
Telephone
0121 301 4326
heartofenglandhub@bsmhft.nhs.uk
Heart of England Hub works with mental health professionals based at the following NHS trusts
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust
Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Sandwell Mental Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Wolverhampton City NHS Primary Care Trust
Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Population covered by the hub
7.4 million
We currently work with researchers based at
University of Birmingham (University College of Medical and Dental Sciences; University College of Social Sciences)
Birmingham City University (Centre for Health and Social Care Research in the Faculty of Health)
De Montfort University, Leicester (School of Nursing and Midwifery in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences)
Keele University (Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences Research)
University of Leicester (Academic Unit for Social and Epidemiological Psychiatry in the Department of Health Sciences)
Staffordshire University (Centre for Ageing and Mental Health (CAMH) in the Faculty of Health)
University of Warwick (Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Social Sciences)
University of Wolverhampton (Centre for Health and Social Care Improvement and School of Health and Wellbeing)
Hub manager
Carly Cooper
carly.cooper@bsmhft.nhs.uk
Hub administrator
Kim Fitzgibbon
kim.fitzgibbon@bsmhft.nhs.uk
Hub e-science officer
Syed Shabbir Haider
syed.haider@bsmhft.nhs.uk
Service user development officer
Jackie Smart
jacqueline.smart@bsmhft.nhs.uk
Hub lead
Professor Swaran Singh, professor of social and community psychiatry, Warwick University and consultant psychiatrist in the Early Intervention Service, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust.
Hub deputy lead
Dr Trevor Friedman, consultant psychiatrist, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.
Primary care lead
Dr Liz England, GP.
Social care lead
Dr Jerry Tew, senior lecturer, Institute of Applied Social Sciences, University of Birmingham.
Industry lead
Dr Domingo Gonzalez, consultant psychiatrist, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust.
Heart of England Hub employs teams of clinical studies officers based at
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Sandwell Mental Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Wolverhampton City NHS Primary Care Trust
Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Executive Committee
Professor Swaran Singh, hub lead
Dr Trevor Friedman, deputy hub lead
Dr Liz England, hub primary care lead
Dr Jerry Tew, hub social care lead
Dr Domingo Gonzalez, hub industry lead
Carly Cooper, hub manager
Dr David Clarke, associate director (research), Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Professor Scott Weich, clinical director, West Midlands (South) Comprehensive Local Research Network and research lead, Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust
Ms Jo Barber, service user representative
An Advisory Board is currently being set up.
Heart of England Hub works with the following organisations
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Comprehensive Local Research Network (CLRN)
Birmingham and the Black Country Comprehensive Local Research Network (CLRN)
West Midlands (North) Comprehensive Local Research Network (CLRN)
West Midlands (South) Comprehensive Local Research Network (CLRN)
West Midlands National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research Design Service
The NIHR regional research network managers meet quarterly. In addition to the CLRNs, these meetings are attended by managers from
Central England Primary Care Research Network
West Midlands Stroke Research Network
Arden Cancer Research Network
Greater Midlands Cancer Research Network
Pan Birmingham Cancer Research Network
South East Midlands Diabetes Research Network
page last updated 1 February 2012