Jo Middlemass returns to join the research team this October 2012 as Research Assistant on the CHROMED (Clinical tRials fOr elderly patients with MultiplE Disease) study which is a three-year, international, European Commission funded study investigating the effectiveness and costs of telecare for patients with long-term conditions including COPD and heart failure. Previously Jo worked on the ENACT study (Exploring Social Networks to Augment Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for people with insomnia).