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Patients, Carers, and the Public
Research is an essential part of an effective, modern NHS. Good quality research is essential to help find new treatments and ways to improve health and care services, and can only take place with the help of patients, carers and members of the public. When we talk about the public we mean carers, patients, family and friends of patients, potential future patients and people who use health and social care services. There are many ways to get involved:
Education & Funding
NHS Research Scotland is committed to strengthening the research culture in Scotland. A range of fellowships strengthens Scotland’s capacity to conduct internationally recognised research. By offering protected time to contribute to, conduct and lead clinical research, an emerging generation of talented researchers can be supported to become the clinical research leaders of the future....
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Scottish Cross-Sector Hub Launch Event
Regretfully due to severe weather warnings as a result of Storm Éowyn this event was postponed A new date has now been set for Friday 28 March 2025. To secure your place please confirm registration via our new event page. Any queries please get in touch via enquiries@nrs.org.uk. The ability to work and collaborate successfully...
A Festive Message from Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Chief Scientist (Health), Scottish Government
As we approach the end of 2024, I want to express my thanks for the incredible hard work across our research and innovation community Our work is now clearly viewed as an enabler of faster recovery, reform, and sustainability — running parallel with our everyday drive for better treatments, devices, and services. But what becomes clearer each year is that progress is accelerated when we work collaboratively — across Scotland, across nations, and across sectors...
The Write Stuff: A Short Scientific Writing Course (Part 2)
Pay by Cheque: please make out a cheque, payable to NHS GG& C Endowment Fund CG0337 and bring it with you on the day. Pay by Credit or Debit Card: can be arranged. (Please note your details will be stored in our database but not passed on to any other parties). If you have any queries in respect of your course fee, please telephone 0141 201 9324. Thank you.
Oral and Dental
Our role is to support the delivery of high quality Oral and Dental studies and manage participant recruitment to time and target, both for Oral and Dental studies which are led from Scotland, and studies led from other nations which Scottish sites are participating in. We provide support in the following areas: Managing the study portfolio record Monitoring the attainment of recruitment targets Providing advice on study design and feasibility Tro...
Stroke Training and Awareness Resources (STARs)
The Stroke Training and Awareness Resources (STARs) project was commissioned by the Scottish Government to produce an e-learning resource which would enhance the educational opportunities for health and social care staff working with people affected by stroke This e-learning resource provides a learning tool for health and social care staff to enable them to become more knowledgeable and skilful in the challenging area of stroke care. STARs modules; Stroke Core Competenci...
The Chief Scientist Office Festive Message 2024
Euan Dick, Head of Chief Scientist Office (CSO), Scottish Government, looks back on a positive, progressive 2024 and how our research, development, and innovation community continues to shape the direction of healthcare It has felt to me like time has simply flown by this year; but as 2024 comes to a close, it is beneficial to reflect on achievements thanks to the hard work and collaborative efforts that continue in abundance across our community. Indeed Scotland’s Chief...
Paediatrics
Clinical research involving children is essential to increase the safety, efficacy and availability of medicines and medical procedures for children. The NRS Children's Network provides the infrastructure and expertise in the form of clinical research facilities and experienced paediatric research nurses, to support trials of new medicines, trials to provide evidence for the use of current medicines and trials to determine best clinical practice. The Network portfolio include...
