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BOPPP Trial
Supported by King's College NHS Foundation Trust

Participating Hospitals

The hospitals participating in the BOPPP trial have been separated below into their respective Clinical Research Network (CRN) regions.

East of England

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Addenbrookes Hospital
Hills Road,
Cambridge,
CB2 0QQ

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Gwilym Webb
    • Former: Dr Victoria Snowdon
    • Former: Dr Jo Leithead
  • Research Team:
    • Abigail Ford
    • Darren Day
    • Dr Rachel Smith

Bedford Hospital NHS Trust
King’s Place,
Britannia Road,
Bedford,
MK42 9DJ

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Jay Patel
  • Research Team:
    • Melchizedek Penacerrada
    • Rachel Lorusso

North London

Barts Health NHS Trust
The Royal London Hospital,
Whitechapel,
London,
E1 1FR

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Vikram Sharma
  • Research Team:
    • Louise Payaniandy
    • Paula Bravo
    • James Hand

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
St. Mary’s Hospital,
Praed Street,
London,
W2 1NY

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Ameet Dhar
  • Research Team:
    • Dr Nowlan Selvapatt
    • Celia Diaz-Moore
    • Maria Lanoria

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Free Hospital,
Institute for Liver and Digestive Health,
Pond Street,
London,
NW3 2PF

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Jennifer Ryan
  • Research Team:
    • Christine Eastgate
    • Abigail Brownlie
    • Maria Bedmar
    • Dr Louise China

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Watford General Hospital,
Vicarage Rd,
Watford,
WD18 0HB

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Mohammed Sharif
  • Research Team:
    • Xiaobei Zhao
    • Saul Sundayi
    • Ogwa Tobi

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital,
369 Fulham Rd,
Chelsea,
London,
SW10 9NH

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Matthew Foxton
  • Research Team:
    • Carina Bautista
    • Florison Canlas

Homerton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Homerton University Hospital
Homerton Row
London
E9 6SR

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Iain Ewing
  • Research Team:
    • Jagrul Miah
    • Hassina Furreed
    • Dean Gardner

South London

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
King’s College Hospital,
Denmark Hill,
London,
SE5 9RS

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Mark McPhail
  • Research Team:
    • Ane Zamalloa

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Princess Royal University Hospital,
Orpington,
BR6 8ND

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Mayur Kumar
  • Research Team: :
    • Nicola Griffiths
    • Anna Posada

St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust
St George’s Hospital,
Blackshaw Road,
London,
SW17 0QT

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Sarah Hughes
  • Research Team:
    • Jan Pelaez
    • David Whitley
    • Joana Teixeira

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Kingston Hospital,
Galsworthy Rd,
Kingston upon Thames,
KT2 7QB

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Markus Gess
    • Dr Helen Matthews (Former)
  • Research Team:
    • Maggie Grout
    • Andrew Swain (Former)

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospital Lewisham
Lewisham High Street
Lewisham
London SE13 6LH

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Laura Blackmore
  • Research Team:
    • Christos Tsintikidis

Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust
St Thomas’ Hospital,
Westminster Bridge Road,
London SE1 7EH

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Phillip Berry
  • Research Team:
    • Ankita Sunny
    • Jessica Cordle
    • Dr Sreelakshmi Kotha

East Midlands

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Derby Hospital,
Uttoxeter Road,
Derby, 
DE22 3NE

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Andrew Austin
  • Research Team:
    • Catherine Addleton

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Queens Medical Centre,
Derby Road,
Nottingham,
NG7 2UH

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Naaventhan Palaniyappan
    • Dr Stephen Ryder (Former)
  • Research Team:
    • Elizabeth Davies
    • Kimberley Noon
    • Sue Congreave

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Leicester Royal Infirmary,
Infirmary Square,
Leicester,
LE1 5WW

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr KaKit Li
  • Research Team:
    • Olivia Watchorn
    • Laura Plummer

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Kettering General Hospital
Rothwell Road
Kettering
Northamptonshire NN16 8UZ

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Debasish Das
  • Research Team:
    • Anna Williams
    • Amanda Hill

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 
Kings Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road,
Sutton in Ashfield
Nottinghamshire NG17 4JL

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Stephen Foley
  • Research Team:
    • Camelia Goodwin
    • Lynne Allsop

Greater Manchester

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Wythenshawe Hospital
Cobbett House
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Varinder Athwal
  • Research Team:
    • Alphonsa Biju
    • Angela Chrisopoulou

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Bolton Hospital
Minerva Road
Farnworth
Bolton
BL4 0JR

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Mahesh Bhalme
  • Research Team:
    • Julie Chadwick
    • Emma McKenna

North East and North Cumbria

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Freeman Hospital,
Freeman Road,
High Heaton,
Newcastle Upon Tyne and Wear,
NE7 7DN

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Steven Masson
  • Research Team:
    • Sheenu Thomas
    • Sarah Hogg
    • Lucy Dixon
    • Rachael Welton

Gateshead Health NHS Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hopsital
Gateshead Health NHS Trust
Sheriff Hill
Gateshead
NE9 6SX

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Dina Mansour
  • Research Team:
    • Maureen Armstrong
    • Ann Wilson
    • Kara Willshire

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Sunderland Royal Hospital
Kayll Road
Sunderland
SR4 7TP

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Rohit Sinha
  • Research Team:
    • Louise Fairlie
    • Jennifer Henderson

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospital of North Durham
North Road
Durham DH1 5TW

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Francisco Porras Perez
  • Research Team:
    • Melanie Kent
    • Suzanne Naylor

South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Darren Craig
  • Research Team:
    • Julie Tregonning
    • Dr Eman Alabsawy

Northern Ireland

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
Royal Victoria Hospital,
Grosvenor Road
Belfast
BT12 6BA

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Roger McCorry
  • Research Team:
    • Allison Lloyd
    • Heather Lawther

North West Coast

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
Royal Liverpool Hospital,
Prescot Street,
Liverpool,
L7 8XP

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Edward Britton
  • Research Team:
    • Martina Lofthouse
    • Giovanna Bretland
    • Sarah King
    • Lindsey Rigby

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
Aintree University Hospital,
Lower Lane,
Liverpool,
L9 7AL

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Cyril Sieberhagen
  • Research Team:
    • Claire Burston
    • Carol Brooks


Scotland

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Glasgow Royal Infirmary,
84 Castle St,
Glasgow,
G4 0SF

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Gartnavel Royal Hospital,
1055 Great Western Road,
Glasgow
G12 0XH

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Prof Adrian Stanley
  • Research Team:
    • Alexis Duncan
    • Lynne Turner

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Rachael Swann
  • Research Team:
    • Faye McMeekan
    • Jennifer Miller

NHS Tayside Health Board
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School
James Arrott Drive
Dundee
DD1 9SY

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Michael Miller
  • Research Team:
    • Shona Murray
    • Leanne Cosgrove
    • Anne Elliott

NHS Grampian Health Board
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Foresterhill Health Campus
Foresterhill Rd
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZN

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Ashis Mukhopadhya
  • Research Team:
    • Siby Joseph
    • Alicija Vileito
    • Oluyemi Solanke


South West Peninsula

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, 
Barrack Road,
Exeter,
EX2 5DW

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Ben Hudson
  • Research Team:
    • Rob James
    • Jane Hall

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Derriford Hospital
Derriford Road,
Crownhill, Plymouth,
PL6 5FP

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Prof Matthew Cramp
  • Research Team:
    • Ada Laureen Nweze
    • Sasa Topol

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Torbay Hospital,
Lowes Bridge
Torquay
Devon TQ2 7AA

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Luke Summers
  • Research Team:
    • Sophy Booth
    • Angela Foulds
    • Bryony Reed


Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Frimley Park Hospital,
2nd Floor, Pine House,
Portsmouth Road,
Frimley, Surrey,
GU16 7UJ

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Kuldeep Cheent
  • Research Team:
    • Jessica Camp

The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Surrey County Hospital,
Egerton Road
Guildford, Surrey,
GU2 7XX

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Marinos Pericleous
  • Research Team:
    • Sheila Mtuwa
    • Louisa Zouita

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
East Surrey Hospital,
Canada Avenue
Redhill,
RH1 5RH

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Gayatri Chakrabarty
  • Research Team:
    • Sarah Davies
    • Indhuja Rajkumar
    • Merlin James

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Royal Sussex County Hospital,
Eastern Road,
Brighton,
BN2 5BE

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Khaleel Jamil
  • Research Team:
    • Zhengmei He
    • Zdenka Cipinova
    • Mary Flowerdew

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tonbridge Road
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells TN2 4QJ

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr George Bird
  • Research Team:
    • Emily Phiri
    • Brenda Joy

Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Medway Maritime Hospital,
Windmill Road,
Gillingham
Kent,
ME7 5NY

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Mohamed Saleh
  • Research Team:
    • Jodie Wright
    • Dilukshi Wickramasinghe

Thames Valley and South Midlands

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Danielle Adebayo
    • Dr David Harman (interim)
  • Research Team:
    • Sarosh Khymani
    • Deepa Thapa

Wales

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
University Hospital of Wales,
Heath Park Way,
Cardiff,
CF14 4XW

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Thomas Pembroke
  • Research Team:
    • Danielle Rice
    • Sally Anthony

Swansea Bay University Local Health Board
Swansea University,
Singleton Park,
Swansea
SA2 8PP

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Chin Lye Ch’ng
  • Research Team:
    • Amanda Cook
    • Tabitha Rees
    • Rachel Harford

Wessex

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Queen Alexandra Hospital,
Cosham,
Portsmouth,
PO6 3LY

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Andrew Fowell
  • Research Team:
    • Jincy Daniel
    • Emily Jones

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Bournemouth Hospital,
Castle Ln E,
Bournemouth,
BH7 7DW

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Jo Tod
  • Research Team:
    • Nina Barratt
    • Annamaria Wilce

West Midlands

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
Birmingham,
B15 2TH

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Dhiraj Tripathi
  • Research Team:
    • Emma Eaves
    • Emma Burke
    • Helen Emms
    • Dr Neil Rajoriya

University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
University Hospital Coventry
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry CV2 2DX

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Esther Unitt
  • Research Team:
    • Susan Dale
    • Louise McErlean

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Walsall Manor Hospital
Moat Road
Walsall
WS2 9PS

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Nishant Gautam
  • Research Team:
    • Ben Jones
    • Danielle Pyatt
    • Lisa Wheeler

West of England

North Bristol NHS Trust
Southmead Hospital
Southmead Road
Bristol
BS10 5NB

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Zeino Zeino
  • Research Team:
    • Lana Ward
    • George Hudson
    • Dr John Creamer

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Moby Joseph
  • Research Team:
    • Jacinta Ugoji

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Cheltenham
Gloucester
GL53 7AN

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Duncan Napier
  • Research Team:
    • Linda Hill
    • Pauline Brown

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Marlborough Street
BS2 8HW 

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Gautham Appanna
  • Research Team:
    • Joanne Elliott
    • Raed Odeh
    • Rose Fyfe

Yorkshire and Humber

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane,
West Yorkshire
BD9 6RJ

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Sulleman Moreea
  • Research Team:
    • Carol Firth

The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Pinderfields,
Pontefract and Dewsbury Hospitals,
Aberford Road,
Wakefield WF1 4DG

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr John Hutchinson
  • Research Team:
    • Julie Burton
    • Allison Daniel
    • Stephanie Lupton
    • Patricia Kane

Hull University Hospitals NHS Trust
Hull Royal Infirmary,
Anlaby Road,
Hull
HU3 2JZ

  • Principal Investigator:
    • Dr Lynsey Corless
  • Research Team:
    • Tania Nurun
    • Helen DelRosario
    • Bethia Featherstone