Welcome to the homepage for the Research and Audit Partnership for the Thames valley and Oxford Region

Our key ethos are to:

• Facilitate high-quality trainee-led audit, quality improvement and research projects in anaesthesia, peri-operative medicine, pain and critical care, across the Thames Valley.  

• Enable collaboration between trainees across the region to enable high-quality multicentre projects and to attract national funding for this work.  

• Collaborate with local networks already in action (e.g Green Theatres Forum). 

• Facilitate involvement in national projects through the RAFT network. 

• To help trainees meet the requirements of the academic, research and quality improvement sections of the RCoA and FICM curriculums by:  

  1. 1. Assisting in education regarding basic research methods and facilitate involvement in research (e.g. NIHR Associate PI training schemes, Good Clinical Practice training). 

     2. Ensuring that projects meet requirements of Good Clinical Practice in relation to design, methodology, data collection and dissemination of results. 

     3. Signposting relevant educational resources, opportunities and points of contact for those wanting to pursue formal academic training.  

• To promote Thames Valley as a region for high quality, collaborative, trainee led research.  

• Ensure all of those with any involvement in a project are reflected as authors when projects are presented/published (see separate Publication / Authorship Policy).  

• Be an open and approachable network without barriers to access. 

Who we are - RAPTOR committee

Chairs: Dr Eoin Dore and Dr Luke Holdsworth

Secretary: Dr Matthew Luney

Sustainability rep: Dr Poppy Sellwood (TVSOP lead)

Academic mentor team: Dr Akshay Shah, Dr Angie Lee

Honarary Chairs: Dr Sarah Hudson and Dr Amelia Van Manen

Local reps:

Buckingham Healthcare NHS Trust: Dr Yasmin Mahmoud

Milton Keynes University Hospital: Dr Charlotte Willis and Dr James Herdman

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Dr Sarah Hudson 

Royal Berkshire Hospital: Dr Rachel Thompson

Wexham Park Hospital: Dr Roland Amoah

Consultant allies:

Buckingham Healthcare NHS Trust: Dr Alex Mattin

Milton Keynes University Hospital: Dr Richard Stewart, Dr Jon Bedford

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Dr Henry Jefferson (JR), Dr George Hadjipavlou (WW), Dr Søren Kudsk-Iversen (CH), Dr Richard Siviter (Neuro ICU), Dr Raja Jayaram (AICU)

Royal Berkshire Hospital: Dr Martyn Ezra

Wexham Park Hospital: Dr Renata Kloptowska

GCP Training

In order to take part in research activities you will need an up to date Good Clinical Practice certificate (last 2 years from completion). Free online training is available via the NIHR including refresher courses if you have previously completed it.

https://www.nihr.ac.uk/health-and-care-professionals/training/good-clinical-practice.htm