P174 Research for all: the impact of NWCORR, a trainee research collaborative

P174 Table 1List of studies that NWCORR have undertaken since its inceptionStudy name Description Project start Project end No. of trainees involved No. of hospitals No. of patients Presentations Publications CURB-COVID-NOW Project Investigating the use of CURB65 as a prognostic score for COVID-19 patients. March 2020 December 2020 19 Trainees 9 sites 830 Patients BTS Winter Meeting Feb 2021 BMJ Open Research DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000729 PMID: 33293361 * CPAP COVID Project Investigating ward-based oxygen therapy and CPAP in patients with COVID-19 pneumonitis August 2020 May 2021 18 trainees 7 Sites 479 Patients North West Thoracic Society March 2021 Manuscript in preparation Post inflation pneumothorax chest drain management project Investigating clamping of chest drain post pneumothorax resolution August 2020 Ongoing 7 trainees 4 sites Ongoing * Bradley P, Frost F, Tharmaratnam K, Wootton DG;NW Collaborative Organisation for Respiratory Research. Utility of established prognostic scores in COVID-19 hospital admissions: multicentre prospective evaluation of CURB-65, NEWS2 and qSOFA. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2020 Dec;7(1):e000729. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000729. PMID: 33293361;PMCID: PMC7722817.ConclusionsThe experience of NWCORR reflects a high rate of trainee enthusiasm to participate in research alongside clinical training and highlights the potential of collaborative networks. It has enabled trainees who may not wish, or have the opportunity, for an ‘out of programme’ research post to develop research skills and interests. We believe NWCORR and other trainee research collaboratives can, and should, play a pivotal role in embedding a research culture into everyday practice, improve patient care and build early career researchers within the NHS.