HHTU News Roundup

ACESO up and running

We’re thrilled to announce that the ACESO study officially got underway in April! After months of dedicated planning, the team has successfully secured overall study sponsor greenlight and officially opened our first site at Hull University Teaching Hospital.

Even more exciting — our very first participants have now been recruited.

This marks a huge milestone in what promises to be an impactful journey. With plans to open 30 sites across the UK and recruit 300 participants, we’re just at the beginning of an ambitious two-year mission to drive meaningful research forward.

Stay tuned — the ACESO story is just getting started!

HHTU Trial Manager completes the Building Brilliant Leaders programme

Trial manager Matthew Northgraves became the second member of the HHTU to complete the University’s Building Brilliant Leaders Programme. The programme was designed to develop leaders who understand their impact on their people’s wellbeing, who actively create an inclusive culture and who can work with people as individuals to bring out the best in everyone. Matthew said:

“The programme has really highlighted the importance of recognising the needs of the specific individual to ensure you get best out of them whilst creating clear goals for my own future development”.

DOORstep study on the move

We’re pleasede to share the latest progress on the Doorstep Study — and things are moving full speed ahead!

As of the end of April:

✅ 7 GP practices have been randomised, with just one more to go!
🎯 Of these, 4 are in the intervention group and 3 in the control group.

Women registered at the intervention practices are being offered free door-to-door transport to attend their routine breast screening appointments — making it easier than ever to prioritise their health.

📬 So far, over 3,000 women from three participating GP practices have received their screening invitations from the Humberside Breast Screening Service. Among those who attended their appointments, the Doorstep team collected more than 1,600 surveys, marking a significant step forward in gathering meaningful feedback from participants.

We’re incredibly proud of the momentum so far and can’t wait to see the full impact of this innovative, community-driven approach to improving breast cancer screening access.

Stay tuned — the journey continues!