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Take Part in Diabetes Research
New medical treatments and therapies are being developed through research all the time, bringing hope to people living with diabetes; but the researchers making these breakthroughs need your help The NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Diabetes Register gives all patients with diabetes, living in Scotland, an opportunity to be contacted about taking part in diabetes-related research projects. By joining the Diabetes Register, you allow the NRS Diabetes Network to securely access your...
What Happens to my Tissue?
Often doctors need to remove tissue as part of your treatment, for example during a surgical operation. Alternatively, they might take a small sample to help them find out what might be wrong with you (tissue collected for this reason is called a 'biopsy'). The samples that the NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Biorepository Network collects is material that is removed during a patient's routine clinical procedure, and which is surplus after all the necessary diagnostic tests have been concluded. O...
Research Ethics Structure in Scotland
Research Ethics Service Annual Reports for Scotland are available to download here: April 2021 - March 2024 April 2019 - March 2020
Andrew Deans
Resources
Useful links International Association for the Study of Pain North British Pain Association The British Pain Society
Events
Training and Events
Here you will find information on events NHS Research Scotland Reproductive Health and Childbirth are hosting, supporting, exhibiting or attending. We are committed to supporting the clinical research community across Scotland, if you wish to publicise an event on this page please contact anushree.ganguly@nhs.scot. NHS Research Scotland is not responsible for the content on external sites.
Research Areas
Electronic Signature
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 re...
Take Part in Current Research
Each year in Scotland more than 1500 clinical research studies take place, involving over 30,000 patients. Taking part in research can offer many benefits. It may provide access to new tre...
