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We are very excited to share the Autumn 2025 addition of the FAMOUS newsletter:

FAMOUS Newsletter Autumn 2025 (1)

Participating Sites Map

Green pins = open sites, Amber pins = sites in set-up

Participating Sites List

Southend - Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust - Gareth Smith (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust website here.

North Devon District Hospital - Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - Katie McNiell (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the North Devond District web page here.

Manchester Royal Infirmary - Danny Kearney (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Manchester Royal Infirmary web page here.

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital - Darren McHale (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Royal Shrewbury Hospital web page here.

County Durham & Darlington Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Naveed Kara (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust web page here.

Great Western Hospital, Swindon - Salim Suleman (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Great Western Hospital web page here.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Sarah Bailey (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust audiology department web page here.

Swansea Bay Univeristy Health Board - Jack Allum (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Swansea Bay UHB audilogy department web page here

Withington Community Hospital - Ben Adams (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Withington Community Hospital audiology department web page here.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - James Crawley (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the UCLH audiology department web page here.

Royal Gwent Hospital - Aneurin Bevan University Hosptial Health Board - Ryan Murphy (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Aneurin Bevan University Hospital Health Board audiology department web page here.

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - Kathryn France (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh audiology department web page here.

Addenbrooke's Hospital - Rachel Knappett (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Addnebrook's Hospital audiology department web page here.

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust - John Waters (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Princess Alexandra Hospital audiology department web page here.

NHS Lanarkshire - Joanne Lydon (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the NHS Lanarkshire audiology department web page here.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust - Debbie Corbett (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust web page here.

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Rachel Stevenson (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Norfolk and Norwich University Hopsitals audiology department web page here.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust - Roulla Katiri (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust audiology web page here.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - Karen Van Weert (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the BCUHB audiology department web page here.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital (University Hospitals Birmingham) - William Brassington (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Queen Elizabeth Unversity Hospital audiology department web page here.

Trafford General Hospital - Antonia Dolan (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Trafford General Hospital audiology department web page here.

Heartlands Hospital (University Hospitals Birmingham) - Jayesh Doshi (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Heartlands Hospital audiology department web page here.

HCRG Care Group Ltd (Bath and North East Somerset) - Suzanna Pratt (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the HCRG Care Group web page here.

St George's Hospital - Emilee Gosnell (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the St George's Hospital audiology department web page here.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Sarah Bandy (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust audiology department web page here.

University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust - Shameela Munir (Principal Investigator)
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Please view the University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust audiology department web page here.

Basildon University Hospital - Dawn Bramham (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation audiology department web page here.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust - Richard Tymms (Principal Investigator)
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Please view the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust audiology department web page here.

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust - Clare Lingard (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust audiology deparment web page here.

Chime Social Enterprise - Jonathan Parsons (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Chime Social Enterprise Audiology Services web page here.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - Hannah Winters (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Cardiff & Vale Audiology Department web page here.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - Elizabeth Busari (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Audiology Department web page here.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust - Clair Barlow (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust audiology web page here.

Vicarage Lane Health Centre - Phoebe Murphy (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Vicarage Lane Health Centre Audilogy Department web page here.

Royal London Hospital - Kathryn Knight (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Royal London Hospital web page here.

Bradford Royal Infirmary - Marina Forbes (Principal Investigator)

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Please view the Bradford Royal Infirmary Audiology Department web page here.

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Professor Kevin Munro from The University of Manchester is carrying out this study. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust are sponsoring this study. Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU) are coordinating the study.

The research is funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme (NIHR131159). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. This research has been reviewed and approved by the London - Chelsea Research Ethics Committee. IRAS Project ID: 313462 ISRCTN No: ISRCTN10589817.