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NRS Career Researcher Fellowships 2015
Applications are now open for a fifth round of NRS Career researcher fellowships. The NRS Career Researcher scheme was launched in 2011 to support NHS-funded clinical staff in developing a research career within their NHS post. The award provides funding for protected time to contribute to, conduct and lead clinical research. This will lead to strengthening the research culture in the NHS and to increasing capacity in areas that are either aligned to research excellence either lo...
Celebrating Excellence across NHS Scotland
NHS Research Scotland were delighted sponsor the 'Innovation Award' at the annual Scottish Health Awards which took place on 4 November 2015. The Scottish Health Awards 2015, is the most prestigious and recognised awards ceremony for healthcare professionals within Scotland. The Innovation Award was open to an individual, a group or a team developing innovative ways to improve the quality of healthcare and the health of the nation through service improvements...
Delivering Innovation through Research
Scotland’s new Health and Social Care Research Strategy was launched at the annual NHS Research Scotland conference by Mr Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health. Its ambition is to increase the level of high-quality health research conducted in Scotland, for the health and financial benefits of Scotland’s population, so that the country is recognised globally as a leader in health research. It focuses on four key areas: efficient rese...
Delivering Research Excellence
The NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Annual Conference took place on Wednesday 28 October 2015. Now in its fourth year, the event is firmly established as Scotland’s leading clinical research conference; and our 2015 conference was the largest held to date with over 400 delegates from across NHS, academia, industry and third sector. Held in the new surroundings of the Queen Elizabeth Teaching and Learning Centre, the conference showcased the best examples of clinical research across S...
Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) participant sought in Glasgow for national heart failure study
A national heart failure study (SUPPORT HF) is looking for a Patient Public Involvement representative in Glasgow. SUPPORT-HF is an NIHR HS&DR and NIHR Oxford-BRC funded trial, which is led jointly by the George Institute for Global Health and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oxford. The overall aim of the SUPPORT-HF research programme is to develop and evaluate an integrated, patient-centered...
New Alzheimer’s disease drug trial opens across Scotland
People with Alzheimer’s disease who live in Scotland are being asked to consider taking part in a ground-breaking government-funded trial. The trial is investigating if a drug normally used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) has additional properties that could slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in people with and without hypertension. Led by academics from the Universities of Bristol,...
Call for Comments - Site specific information for NHS/ HSC sites
The UK Four Nations Group is seeking views on the content and format of Site Specific Information (SSI) provided to sites for NHS/HSC permission of research. Scottish responses should be sent to the Chief Scientist Office - SSIcall@gov.scot by 18 December 2015. Further information is available via the C...
National Clinical Leads appointed in key specialties
National clinical leads have been appointed to Hepatology, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Oral and Dental, and Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders. These roles provide national leadership in the development of clinical research activity in Scotland and ensure the effective delivery of research projects within the specialty including increasing the number of patients enrolled into trials. Hepatology - Professor John Dillon, University of Dundee Professor John Dillon is P...
National Clinical Champion Appointments
As part of the restructuring of the NHS Research Scotland Network, the Chief Scientist Office is looking to appoint National Clinical Champions / Research Network Leads for the following Scottish Children's Research Network Scottish Diabetes Research Network
Pfizer Rare Disease Unit call for Collaborative Drug Discovery Research Proposals
The Chief Scientist Office in collaboration with the Pfizer Rare Disease Research Unit is pleased to invite a call for collaborative drug discovery research proposals in the area of rare diseases. The Pfizer Rare Disease Consortium (RDC) is a ground-breaking interaction between Pfizer and leading UK academic institutions. We are now announcing a call to advance the RDC model into repositioning...
