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Time to get red-y to celebrate #Red4Research Day

Members of the public, study participants, and researchers are being asked to come together on Friday 16 June in a powerful demonstration of support for all of those involved in vital health and social care research. #Red4Research Day 2023 aims to get as many people as possible wearing red to demonstrate their support and appreciation for all those who continue to participate in, del...

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Clinical trial for women trying to conceive seeks participants across Scotland

Women from across Scotland are being invited to take part in an NHS clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of fertility treatments in those with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) The LOCI trial is looking for women with PCOS who are trying to conceive and are seeking treatment from a fertility clinic, to come forward with the aim of helping to increase the chances of becoming pregnant both for themselves and others with this condition. This important study is investigat...

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Independent review of commercial clinical trials

An independent review of commercial clinical trials in the UK has been published today (26 May). Led by Lord James O’Shaughnessy, the independent review was commissioned by the UK Government and sets out 27 recommendations intended to deliver major, sustained growt...

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International Clinical Trials Day 2023

Over 40,000 participants across Scotland took part in vital clinical research trials in 2021-22  The figures are announced on International Clinical Trials Day (20 May) – a day dedicated to celebrating clinical research around the world. It acknowledges the first randomised clinical trial conducted in May 1747 by Scottish physician James Lind. This year, we mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS – itself a r...

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£70 million award to transform potential of UK health data

More than £70 million has been granted to Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) by nine of the largest government and charity research funders in the UK The funding will support HDR UK’s core work to accelerate trustworthy access to health data and improve treatments, deliver better health care and save lives. It will help to tackle some of the biggest global health crises, including cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and could speed up and reshape approaches...

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NHS Grampian breast cancer research team win prestigious national award

The National Institute for Health Research’s CREST Award was created to recognise a surgical team that have made the greatest contribution to clinical trials research over the previous year Out of 18 high-quality applications from across all surgical disciplines, UK-wide, the multi-disciplinary breast team based in Aberdeen’s Royal Infirmary was chosen by the NHIR award judges for excellence in the recruitment of surgical patients to cancer trials. The award committee wer...

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Scottish hepatology project secures NIHR funding

The Scottish Hepatology Access Research Partnership (SHARP) will develop research ideas to understand and improve access to liver services in Scotland The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding is designed to support the building of capacity and capability in liver disease research.

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Vacancy: Musculoskeletal Conditions (Rheumatology) Clinical Lead

The Chief Scientist Office is looking to appoint a National Research Network Clinical Lead for Musculoskeletal Conditions (Rheumatology) The remit of this role is to support the effective delivery of research projects in the corresponding topic area in the NHS Research Scotland (NRS) portfolio, including increasing the number of patients enr...

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Improving public involvement in research

It is one year (11 March) since the launch of the Shared Commitment to improve public involvement in health and social care research, and an opportunity to shine a spotlight on activity over the last year.  Excellent public involvement is an essential part of health and social care research and improves the quality and impact of research. It refe...

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Researchers encourage General Dental Practitioners and the public to support study for alternative treatments to severe toothache

Dental research teams from the Universities of Dundee and Aberdeen lead a UK-wide research study (PIP study) to explore an alternative treatment option called Full Pulpotomy compared to the conventional option of Root Canal Treatment for patients experiencing severe toothache called irreversible pulpitis The Pulpotomy for the management of Irreversible Pulpitis in mature teeth (PIP) Study is a pragmatic clinical trial, commissioned and funded by The National Inst...

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