Local Specialty Groups (LSG)

Each CLRN has identified their “priority areas”, referred to within Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland as Local Specialty Groups. CLRN Local Specialty Groups are identified as those research areas where CLRNs have the commitment, capability and capacity to support Portfolio studies. In order to support growth, CLRNs have also identified priorities within developmental areas.

For each Local Specialty Group, CLRNs have identified a local clinical lead. These local clinical leads will chair Local Specialty Groups whose remit is to provide a forum to bring together all researchers (clinical academics, university researchers, nurses, allied health professionals etc) interested in that topic from across the CLRN. Local Specialty Groups will provide a local focus for activity in that particular topic advising the CLRN on the topic aspects of the local portfolio, including infrastructure requirements and oversight of the management and delivery of portfolio studies in that topic area.

National Specialty Groups

The local clinical leads will constitute the members of the national (CCRN) Specialty Groups.
Further information about the roles and responsibilities of national and local Specialty Groups can be found in this guidance document.

A list of national Specialty Group Chairs can be found here.

Roles of Local Specialty Groups and use of Funding provided to the Lead Professionals

The Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland CLRN is supporting the development of 17 Specialty Groups to provide subject specific expertise and enthusiasm. These are listed below. Please click the titles for further details:

Last updated: 6 January 2010