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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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World Cancer Day aims to further ‘Close The Care Gap’ amid positive progress for Scottish research

The annual awareness day on 4 February aims to inspire action and drive momentum behind a three-year campaign to better understand and recognise inequities in cancer care around the globe. Close The Care Gap is the 2023 theme and focuses on “uniting our voices and taking action” - celebrating real-world progress and building “stronger alliances and innovative new collaborations.” Helping to fulfil that aim in Scotland, fi...

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Vacancies: Pain Clinical Lead

The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) is looking to appoint a Clinical Lead in Pain 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 enrolled into trials. The post holder will be expected to work clos...

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UKCRF Network awarded £2.4 million in public funding to support the delivery of early phase research studies

The UK Clinical Research Facility Network (UKCRF Network), hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), has been awarded £2.4 million funding by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to support research studies over the next five years The UKCRF Network works in collaboration with 54 Clinical Research Facilities (CRFs) based within NHS Trusts and Boards across the UK and Ireland, including several CRFs within Scotland. It also links with othe...

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Five National Research Network clinical leads announced

The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) has announced the appointment of National Research Network Clinical Leads in five key specialties – Infectious Diseases, Genetics,

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