North East Hub
Address
MHRN North East Hub
Academic Psychiatry
Newcastle General Hospital
Westgate Road
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 6BE
Telephone
0191 256 3290
Population covered by the hub
2.8 million
North East Hub works with mental health professionals based at the following NHS trusts
Bradford District Care Trust
Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust
Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
We currently work with researchers based at
Durham University (Centre for Integrated Health and Social Care Research, Wolfson Research Institute)
University of Leeds (Institute for Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health)
Newcastle University (Institute of Neuroscience)
Northumbria University (School of Health, Community and Education Studies)
University of York (Hull and York Medical School)
Hub manager (acting)
Saffra Knox
saffra.knox@durham.ac.uk
Hub administrator
Alissa Harrison
AlissaEmma.Harrison@ntw.nhs.uk
Hub e-science officer
Keith Bryce
Hub lead
Professor Nicol Ferrier, professor of psychiatry at Newcastle University and honorary consultant psychiatrist for Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
Hub deputy lead
Professor Joe Reilly, professor of psychiatry at Durham University, consultant psychiatrist and clinical director for research and development at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.
Primary care lead
Professor Ann Crosland, professor of nursing, University of Sunderland.
Social care lead
position vacant
North East Hub employs teams of clinical studies officers based at
Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.
We work closely with research staff based in other trusts across the region.
Executive Committee
Professor Nicol Ferrier, hub lead
Professor Joe Reilly, hub deputy lead
Professor Ann Crosland, hub primary care lead
June Wainwright, service user representative
Tony Jones, service user representative
Hillary Allan, research and development manager, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Ali Zataar, research and development manager, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Saffra Knox, acting hub manager
North East Hub works with the following organisations
County Durham and Tees Valley Comprehensive Local Research Network
Northumberland Tyne and Wear Comprehensive Local Research Network
North East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire Comprehensive Local Research Network
West Yorkshire Comprehensive Local Research Network
Northern and Yorkshire Primary Care Research Network
North East Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN)
Mental Health North East,
a consortium of voluntary community sector organisations working to improve service provision for people with mental health problems
page last updated 25 November 2011