Blog
- Beatson only UK site for pioneering prostate cancer trial
- Chief Scientist Office (CSO) - Supporting Patient and Public Involvement
- Clinical Research Practitioners register represents game-changing accreditation for vital part of research workforce
- ENRICH Scotland encourages the voices of care homes to speak louder in research
- First accredited Clinical Research Practitioner welcomed in Scotland
- Husband and wife support ENGAGE study
- Involving patients in cardiovascular research
- Much-needed funding provided to launch two Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) projects in Oral and Dental Health
- Organ and tissue transplantation research in Scotland
- Patient and public involvement in critical care
- Patient and public involvement in mental health
- Sustainable PPI in Co-designing Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School (DDH&RS)
- World Parkinson’s Day set to spark Scottish awareness of clinical research journey
NHS Research Scotland blogs cover elements of clinical research in Scotland in more depth, and feature writing from those directly involved in key studies taking place across the country.
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Patient and public involvement in critical care
14th March 2023
Critical Care research in Scotland has been particularly busy throughout the pandemic and given the nature of the patient population, patient and public involvement can come with challenges. Here our NRS Critical Care network reflect on work towards the Shared Commitment in Public Involvement, and next steps for the network.
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Patient and public involvement in mental health
14th March 2023
Over the past decade, PPI’s role in mental health research has grown enormously as its value to research excellence has been recognised and accepted. So much so that, over the past few years, PPI has cemented itself as both a core value of high quality clinical research and an intrinsically important part of any successful and well-regarded clinical research trial.
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Sustainable PPI in Co-designing Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School (DDH&RS)
10th March 2023
NRS Oral and Dental Network have been working with colleagues to support a sustainable patient and public involvement approach in Co-designing Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School (DDH&RS).
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Chief Scientist Office (CSO) - Supporting Patient and Public Involvement
10th March 2023
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.
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Involving patients in cardiovascular research
10th March 2023
The NRS Cardiovascular Network, organised two events in 2022 involving patients and members of the public. The aim of these events was to hear at first-hand views from cardiovascular patients in Scotland how they want to be involved research. Here is what the network discovered.
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Partners in Research - Neuroprogressive and Dementia
10th March 2023
Over the last year, the Patient and Public Involvement group of the NHS Research Scotland Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network has been co-developed into Partners in Research. The network has reshaped their strategy to have people with lived experience at the heart of all they do.
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ENRICH Scotland encourages the voices of care homes to speak louder in research
26th August 2022
ENRICH Scotland has established the ‘RICH (Research In Care Homes) Voices’ patient and public involvement group, which will bring together care home staff, residents, and researchers to discuss and influence the design and delivery of research.
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First accredited Clinical Research Practitioner welcomed in Scotland
26th July 2022
Scotland has its first accredited Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP), formally celebrating the valuable contribution of registration for health professionals and opening up further study opportunities.
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Clinical Research Practitioners register represents game-changing accreditation for vital part of research workforce
28th June 2022
New accreditation for Clinical Research Practitioners (CRPs) is set to significantly strengthen the skills base of the NHS Research Scotland (NRS) workforce, formally recognising the valuable contribution of previously un-registered health professionals and opening further study opportunities.
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Much-needed funding provided to launch two Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) projects in Oral and Dental Health
27th April 2022
The NHS Research Scotland Oral and Dental Specialty Group (NRS Oral and Dental) has provided much-needed funding to launch two Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) projects in Oral and Dental Health.
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