Links and information of organisations operating in Northern and Western Europe.
BEAT - UK
www.b-eat.co.uk
BEAT is the UK's National charity supporting people affected by eating disorders and campaigning on their behalf.
DPP (Duchenne Parent Project) - UK
www.duchenne.nl
Duchenne Parent Project, was founded in December 1994. Its mission is to accelerate research towards a cure or viable treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic, progressive and fatal disorder mainly affecting boys.
INVOLVE - UK
www.invo.org.uk
Involve are specialists in public participation; bringing institutions, communities and citizens together to discuss, decide and reshape the things that matter to them. Involve makes a practical difference to democracy by delivering, researching and promoting high quality public participation processes.
MCRN (Medicines for Children Research Network) - UK
www.mcrn.org.uk
MCRN was created in 2005 to improve the co-ordination, speed and quality of randomised controlled trials and other well designed studies of medicines for children and adolescents, including those for prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
NCRN (National Cancer Research Network) - UK
www.ncrn.org.uk
Established by the Department of Health in April 2001 to provide the NHS with an infrastructure to support prospective trials of cancer treatments and other well-designed studies and to integrate and support research undertaken by cancer charities.
People in Research - UK
www.peopleinresearch.org
Website set up by INVOLVE and the National Health Service to advertise opportunities for public involvement in clinical research.