A Torpoint GP has a new role in championing health research and encouraging doctors to increase chances for patients to take part in research studies. Dr Paul McEleny, of the Rame Group Practice, has been appointed as the assistant clinical research speciality lead for primary care in Cornwall by the Clinical Research Network (CRN) for the South West peninsula. He has more than 20 years’ experience of conducting clinical research and is one of 50 such leads appointed across Devon, Somerset, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The CRN is part of the research arm of the NHS. Last year 6,549 people were recruited onto clinical research studies through Westcountry GP surgeries.