BOLTON ‘S health service reached a national best in November.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was the top-recruiting site in the country for a dementia research study.

The team recruited nine patients during the month, placing them at the top of the study’s monthly A-League Recruitment Table - ahead of the 17 other active sites in the country.

Alison Loftus,trust research and development manager, said: “Research activity within the anaesthetics department at Bolton has gone from strength-to-strength over the past 12 months, with the whole team fully embracing research within their practice.

“It is fabulous to see the team gain recognition for this wonderful achievement.”

In total, Bolton managed to recruit 12 patients in the first seven weeks since it opened the ASCRIBED study, an observational study funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, at Royal Bolton Hospital in October.