Charlotte Hall
Senior Research Fellow/Trial Manager, University of Nottingham
I had the pleasure of working with Dr Seonaid Anderson as part of my role as Trial Manager on a large NIHR HTA funded trial “ORBIT” which investigated the use of remotely delivered therapy to support children and young people with tics. The trial recruited to time-and-target which would not have been possible without Seonaid’s help. Seonaid actively contributed and advised on our recruitment strategy, disseminated adverts and collected contact details of interested families. Furthermore, Seonaid advised on how best to keep public interest in the trial once we were up-and-running. As a researcher I often find meaningful patient and public involvement (PPI) during the middle of a trial a difficult task. However, Seonaid advised on excellent strategies harnessing digital technology which have been exceptionally well received by our target group and acknowledged by our funders as an innovative approach to PPI. Alongside her expertise and wealth of experience, Seonaid is exceptionally generous with her time and support and very easy to communicate with. I would not hesitate to recommend her and we look forward to continuing to work with Seonaid in future studies.