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Patient and Public Involvement
NHS Research Scotland's Mental Health Network plays a central role in supporting mental health research of all kinds in Scotland. Our Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Strategy, soon to be published, will lay out the outcomes we hope to achieve within the field of PPI over the next few years. What does Patient and Public Involvement mean? Patient and public involvement in research means research that is done 'with' or 'by' the public, not 'to', 'abo...
Professor Susan Shenkin
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
NRS Central Management Team
General Enquiries communications@nrs.org.uk 0141 343 8737 General ManagerCharles Wellercharles.weller@nrs.org.uk Head of Communications and EngagementFiona FlemingFiona.fleming@nrs.org.uk Information and Quality ManagerI...
Recruitment to clinical trials
NHS Research Scotland supports the delivery of a range of high-quality studies across a spectrum of disease and clinical needs. The S...
NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2024
'Balancing Viewpoints: Rights, Data and Empowerment' This year we are hosting a hybrid event, with the opportunity to join us in person at the venue or virtually online. Anyone with an interest or involved with mental health research in Scotland can attend. We are delighted to announce that Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak (Chief Scientist, Health) will be joining us to give the opening address. Please note, this event has now sold out. You can
NRS Pain developments
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...
Training and Events
The Network try to ensure a presence at relevant events across the country and share training opportunities of interest to the stroke research community. For any enquiries regarding training, please contact Karen McBurnie at karen.mcburnie2@nhs.scot. The Network is not responsible for the content on external pages.