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Research nurse celebrates award for groundbreaking cardiology work

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Cardiology research nurse Samantha Reddington has clinched the Best Debut Award at the prestigious Greater Manchester Clinical Research Awards 2019.

Samantha, who works for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh (WWL) NHS Foundation Trust’s Research and Development Team, was presented with the accolade at the annual awards ceremony in Manchester city centre, in front of regional hospital trusts, primary care centres and other partners.

The mother-of-two, who has been in her role for around a year since moving from the Trust’s Coronary Care Unit (CCU), has already made a big impact in her studies, including looking at how to improve accuracy of heart scans for diagnosing heart disease.

Samantha, aged 33 from Wigan, said: “I’m thrilled to bits to receive this award and be recognised for the work that I’m not only doing, but the amazing and talented team I work with.

“I’ve always been interested in the research side of things especially being part of devising treatment for the future.”

The Research and Development Team at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust were also announced as finalists in four other categories at the awards ceremony.

WWL’s clinical specialist physiotherapist research lead, Dr Jane Martindale, research nurse Claire Hill and The Patient and Public Involvement Team were also up for awards in their field. The Trust was also nominated for the Outstanding Contribution Award for the second year running, alongside the Greater Manchester Research Education Team (The Christie, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and WWL) for its collaboration work.

A recent National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) report highlighted that WWL in 2018/19 recruited 2,420 patients for research.

Samantha, who still carries out extra shifts with her colleagues on CCU added: “I’m part of a team and a Trust that wants to constantly improve and we really pride ourselves on our innovation.

“I love working here because in such short space of time I’ve been provided with the opportunity to develop and progress. I’m well supported in my role, which in turn allows me in my work to build relationships and open up avenues for more patients to receive extra treatment through our research.”

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