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Dr Bhautesh Jani
Attributing the costs of health research (AcoRD guidance)
Research should be viewed as a core function of the NHS and the NHS throughout the UK is committed to promoting and conducting research to improve current and future health & social wellbeing and to improve NHS patient care services. While the NHS must play its full part in supporting research it is important that the cost of that research is identified and properly funded. Scotland follows the UK–wide
Imaging Capability
Scotland was the birthplace of medical ultrasound imaging and MRI and works hard to maintain its position of excellence. SINAPSE, a partnership of six Scottish Universities - Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, St Andrews and Stirling - make best use of Scottish facilities and expertise in medical imaging and develop skills for the next generation of professionals working in this field. Scottish researchers have access to all im...
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
News and opportunities
Providing information on the latest news from across the musculoskeletal research community and the clinical research community in Scotland more generally News from NHS Research Scotland The latest news from NHS Research Scotland
Project Updates
The four UK nations are committed to making it easier to carry out research in the UK. The aim is to make the researcher experience of study set up the same across the UK. Working together, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are developing compatible cross-border processes. If you have any queries about the programme, please contact the operational lead for your nation.
About the Hepatology Specialty Group
The Hepatology Specialty Group oversees research that deals with the diagnosis and management of patients with diseases of the liver, biliary tree, and pancreas. Topics of Hepatology research include Acute and chronic liver disease including liver failure The impact of identifying, screening and treating viral hepatitis Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis Normal and abnormal liver metabolism Genetic studies including pharmacongenetics Biomark...
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...
Infrastructure
Scotland operates a centralised system to support clinical research and improve quality, efficiency and coordination. Working on a pan-Scotland basis a responsive infrastructure has been implemented to encourage researchers to bring studies to Scotland and ensure that obtaining R&D permission is a smooth and rapid process. Investments in nationwide clinical research infrastructure also supports researchers,...
A Streamlined Pathway
To access tissue, researchers should contact their local Biorepository Manager who will provide advice to start the application process, discuss project requirements and produce an individual cost quotation. An expert committee assess the merit of each request on scientific, technical, and ethical grounds. If satisfied that the research is w...
