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Embedding public involvement in health and social care research
Funders, regulators and research organisations who play an important role in the UK health and social care research have come together, working with members of the public, to sign up to a bold new shared commitment to improve public involvement in research. NHS Research Scotland alongside the Chief Scientist Office, have worked with the Health Research Authority, the National Institute for H...
Speciality Group webinar to focus on common conditions affecting quality of life for women
The NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Reproductive Health and Childbirth Specialty Group has announced its next quarterly webinar for February with a focus on efforts to better understand and treat two common conditions which impact quality of life. Taking place on Wednesday 18 February from 12.00-12.55pm, the informal session – entitled ‘PEPPY Trial and The Diagnostic Journey of Uterine Adenomyosis’ – will be hosted live on Microsoft Teams. The bitesize &lsq...
IRAS
On 28 June 2018* an update to IRAS, the Integrated Research Application System, introduced a single, e-submission of IRAS Forms and associated documents. This change applies to studies taking place in NHS organisations in Scotland and Wales and Health and Social Care (HSC) organisations in Northern Ireland where the lead NHS/HSC R&D office is in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. Single IRAS Form and document e‑s...
NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2022
'Changing Minds: Rethinking mental health research' Join us for an engaging day of learning and discussion on the changing face of mental health research in Scotland. This year we are hosting a hybrid event, with the opportunity to join us in person at the venue, or virtually online. Anyone interested and involved with mental health research in Scotland can attend.
Help Shape Research
Involving patients, service users and the public in the design and delivery of research is critical. Known as Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) it helps improve the quality and relevance of studies. Insights from lived experience, alternative views, and different aspirations and thoughts about health outcomes helps to ensure studies can be designed and delivered in more effective, relevant and cost effective ways. Members of the public involved in research would typically:
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Permissions Coordinating Centre
The NHS Research Scotland Permissions Coordinating Centre (NRS Permissions CC) offers a coordinated and streamlined process for obtaining Scotland-wide NHS R&D Permission for all multi and single centre NHS research studies. NRS Permissions CC works in close collaboration with NRS R&D offices across all Scottish Health Boards alongside the coordinating functions across the UK. The current system involves assigning a lead Board to undertake the review of generic issue...
Confident Conversations
In conjunction with Alzheimer Scotland, Confident Conversations training sessions are run by the Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network's staff. It is our belief that the practitioner with the best relationship with the person living with a neuroprogressive disease and their family is best placed to have a conversation about research participation. This training i...
Chief Scientist Office (CSO) - Supporting Patient and Public Involvement
Changing culture isn’t always easy but in the last couple of years, the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) have increased the patient and public involvement (PPI) expectations placed upon researchers applying to CSO for funding, while also increasing the emphasis on PPI within funding committees and their decision making. One year on from the launch of the Shared Commitment to public involvement...
NRS Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Update
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