Combined Community & Acute Care Group (CCAG)

This Care Group formed in Oct 2015 and was awarded Academic Care Group status in March 2016. The achievement in research capacity building and outcomes for the Directorate formally known as Professional Services was used as a spring board to spread good practice and embed research across Geriatric and Stroke Medicine (IGSM) (an admitting Directorate) and Integrated Community Care (ICC) and Therapeutics and Palliative Care Directorates. The Academic Care Group now has a fully functioning and sustained clinical academic infrastructure, including a growing Academic Board composed of a professoriate representing professions within the Care Group, and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) that includes patients and carers with stroke and an Across the Care Group Panel.

The research infrastructure aims to grow and support research activity and capability with the aim of increasing the research active workforce to 10% across the CCA Care Group (approximately 200 staff).

For more information about our research activity and future plans, please click here for the CCA Care Group Research Strategy 2018-2021.
The Annual Research Report 2018-19 outlines some of the particular highlights from the last twelve months, including a summary of the targets achieved for the year.
An Annual Map of relevant Funding Streams for the CCA Care Group has been developed to strategically plan workload and identify opportunities. Please click here to view the Funding Map.

Achievements

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Research Bulletins

The Combined Community & Acute Care Group produce regular Research Bulletins highlighting the latest news and updates from within the Care Group. Please click on the years below to find out more:

2026

2025

2024

2023

2021

2020

2019

If you are interested in collaborating with us, or are simply interested in finding out more about the CCA Care Group Research Centre, you can contact us on the following e-mail address:

sth.ccaresearchcentre@nhs.net

CCA Care Group Research Centre Main Contacts
	Professor Mark Cobb is a Clinical Director and Head of Research for the Care Group. e-mail: mark.cobb1@nhs.net
	Dr Ali Ali is a consultant in Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine and is Research Lead for the IGSM Directorate. His research interests include health economics relating to stroke, exercise interventions for stroke prevention, hip fracture and bone density and gait. e-mail: ali.ali9@nhs.net
	Dr Lisa Farndon is a clinical research podiatrist and Research Lead for the Intergrated Community Care Directorate. Her main research interests are all aspects of podiatric practice, diabetes and peripheral arterial disease. *e-mail: Lisa.farndon@nhs.net*


Sarah Wilkinson is the portfolio research co-ordinator and supports researchers in opening their studies and helps to monitor the progress of the studies until completion.		Jo Burke is the PPI coordinator for Geriatric & Stroke Medicine Panel and the Across the Care Group Panel.		Emma Walker is a Research Occupational Therapist and Lindsay Maidment (right) is a Research Physiotherapist. Both deliver therapy interventions as part of portfolio studies and can act as Principal Investigators as required.

Combined Community & Acute Care Group (CCAG)

Achievements

Research Bulletins

CCA Care Group Research Centre Main Contacts

Professor Mark Cobb is a Clinical Director and Head of Research for the Care Group.

Dr Ali Ali is a consultant in Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine and is Research Lead for the IGSM Directorate. His research interests include health economics relating to stroke, exercise interventions for stroke prevention, hip fracture and bone density and gait.

Dr Lisa Farndon is a clinical research podiatrist and Research Lead for the Intergrated Community Care Directorate. Her main research interests are all aspects of podiatric practice, diabetes and peripheral arterial disease.

Sarah Wilkinson is the portfolio research co-ordinator and supports researchers in opening their studies and helps to monitor the progress of the studies until completion.

Jo Burke is the PPI coordinator for Geriatric & Stroke Medicine Panel and the Across the Care Group Panel.

Emma Walker is a Research Occupational Therapist and Lindsay Maidment (right) is a Research Physiotherapist. Both deliver therapy interventions as part of portfolio studies and can act as Principal Investigators as required.