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Training and Events

The Network try to ensure a presence at relevant events across the country and share training opportunities of interest to the primary care research community. The Network is not responsible for the content on external pages.

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UK-wide Working

A combined IRAS Form that merged the REC and R&D Forms has been used since March 2016 for research projects where the lead NHS R&D office is based in England. For research projects created in IRAS from the evening of 28 June 2017, the single IRAS Form will also be used in place of separate REC and R&D Forms for projects where the lead NHS/HSC R&D office is based in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. Projects already in the system will continue to use separate forms. R...

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Newsletters and Resources

NHS Research Scotland Reproductive Health and Childbirth produce and promote a range of resources to support clinical research activity in Scotland. Subscribe to the Reproductive Health and Childbirth newsletter

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Scottish Dementia Research Consortium Conference 2025

This event is taking place at the Royal College Physicians, Edinburgh on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 May 2025 We will be there to talk about the research which is happening within the network plus will have a stall so please come and talk to us. Registration will open in due course.

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Resources

Children and Clinical Research: Ethical Concerns (link to http://nuffieldbioethics.org/project/children-research/) Well-conducted clinical research with children and young people is essential if we are to improve our understanding of childhood disease, and provide healthcare based on the best possible evidence. However, professionals and parents often feel uneasy about asking children to take...

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Clinical Research Explained

Research and clinical trials are an everyday part of the work done in the NHS. Research doesn’t always involve staying or visiting hospital or a GP practice - important research can be done without leaving home, or can be supported by giving your permission for spare blood from routine tests to be used for research. Common types of research include:

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Care Home Research Accessible Summaries

We aim to enable researchers to share findings, raise awareness, and bridge the gap between “everyday practice” and academia. An accessible summary is a short piece of content used to explain research to members of the public. By co-creating these summaries, we can foster the outreach of wider academics and/or care home researchers to engage with people with lived experience by sharing findings and showcasing these outputs to have lasting impacts. We have integrated media tools (

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NHS Research Scotland Respiratory Research Day

The second annual NHS Research Scotland Respiratory Specialty event will be held on Friday 6 June at Dundee Apex City Quay Hotel The research day will be an all-day event starting at 10am (registration and coffee will be available from 9.30am) and concluding at 4pm, aimed at all research interested clinicians, scientists and managers working in respiratory. The full programme is currently being finalised and will follow in due course.

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The UK Stroke Research Workshop 2025

The UK Stroke Research Workshop is being held in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK on Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th September 2025 This subsidised annual event is aimed at early career clinical and non-clinical researchers but also open to anyone who is involved in creating translational evidence to improve stroke knowledge and treatments. There are some great national and international speakers coming, plus opportunities to present abstracts, and overall is it incredible value! ...

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Training and Events

The Network try to ensure a presence at relevant events across the country and share training opportunities of interest to the stroke research community. For any enquiries regarding training, please contact Karen McBurnie at karen.mcburnie2@nhs.scot. The Network is not responsible for the content on external pages.

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