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NRS Mental Health 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting - video recordings

'Adaption and renewal: Navigating our recovery' Programme NRSMHN Code of Condu...

Scientific Programme Committee

The Scientific Committee (SPC), formed of a small group of senior clinician scientists from the Chief Scientist Office (CSO), NHS, and Universities across Scotland have been responsible for developing the overall conference theme and direction. We thank them for their investment of time and expertise.

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National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Associate Principal Investigator Scheme

The Associate Principal Investigator (API) Scheme aims to develop health and care professionals to become the Principal Investigators (PIs) of the future. It is a six month in-work training opportunity, providing practical experience for healthcare professionals starting their research career. People who would not normally have the opportunity to take part in clinical research in their day-to-day role have the chance to experience what it means to work on and deliver an NIHR portfolio...

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Electronic Signatures

NRS welcomes efficient methods of document transfer in the research approvals and study set-up process. Applications for RECs and HRA Approval are made electronically from IRAS, and applications to CAG should be made by email. Applications in IRAS have electronic authorisation. Other documents may include electronic signatures. NRS does not require ink signatures on any research approval documents. Some sponsors continue to prefer ink signatures where other arrangements would be disproportion...

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Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility: Training courses

Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility run a variety of in-person and online courses and events covering a diverse range of topics relating to clinical research Information can be found on the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility website. Plea...

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Information for Care Homes

Participating in research is beneficial to care home staff and residents because: involvement provides stimulation as residents take part in new activities or have someone new to talk to as part of a study it gives back control to residents and their families, allowing them to feel like they are contributing to the future it encourages residents to take an increased interest in their own health and wellbeing it leads to professional development opportun...

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Research Governance

Research Governance concerns setting standards to improve research quality and safeguard the public. It involves enhancing ethical and scientific quality, promoting good practice, reducing adverse incidents, ensuring lessons are learned and preventing poor performance and misconduct. A broad range of regulations, principles and standards of good practice exist to achieve, and continuously improve, research quality across all aspects of healthcare in the UK and worldwide. Researc...

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