Evidence-based medicine in the foundation of modern medicine. Studies have shown that research active hospitals have better patient care outcomes. Put simply, research improves results for both current and future patients. Nick Smith started his research training at undergraduate level, obtaining a BMedSci at the University of Nottingham. He then went on to be awarded a Masters in Health Sciences (Trauma and Orthopaedics) with a distinction, at the University of Warwick. Subsequently, he was awarded a research grant to complete a PhD at the University of Warwick on the outcomes of meniscal allograft transplantation. This research won a number of awards and has been published and cited in others’ work across the world.
Nick Smith has a number of active research projects, with a focus on evaluating new technologies, and clinically assessing established procedures and treatments. This section summarises a selection of recent and active projects.