Health and Social Care Structures

Test Beds relate to NHS Boards and/or Integrated Joint Boards working within the national Test Bed Framework to provide real-word explorations, trials and testing of ‘combinatorial’ innovation (new combinations of products and processes) aiming to improve patient/citizen outcomes at the same or less cost than current practice; whilst supporting economic growth. They are funded by the Scottish Government to provide Professional Leadership, Project Management and resources to free up capacity to innovate.

An Innovation Test Bed set up by the Scottish Government Chief Scientists’ Office which forms part of national network created to deliver the Government’s vision to utilise the innovation process to deliver a healthier and wealthier nation for the future. A collaboration of three NHS Boards— Borders, Fife and Lothian, with the latter taking on the role of lead host Board.

An Innovation Test Bed set up by the Scottish Government Chief Scientists’ Office which forms part of national network created to deliver the Government’s vision to utilise the innovation process to deliver a healthier and wealthier nation for the future. A collaboration of three NHS Boards— Borders, Fife and Lothian, with the latter taking on the role of lead host Board.

A series of video links to innovation test bed examples.

A Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) research group set up to promote public participation in Palliative and End of Life Care research in Nursing and Health Care at the University of Glasgow.

A Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) research group set up to promote public participation in Palliative and End of Life Care research in Nursing and Health Care at the University of Glasgow.

The focus of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR) is on improving treatment and care for people living with asthma

The focus of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR) is on improving treatment and care for people living with asthma

NRS Mental Health was set up in 2009. Funded by the Chief Scientists Office (CSO) the primary aims of the network are to: increase the amount of high-quality clinical research in Mental Health in Scotland; increase the number of people participating in Mental Health research studies in Scotland.

NRS Cancer is supported by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government to increase, support and sustain clinical trial activity in cancer care in partnership with the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC). The fundamental aim of NRS Cancer is to support the recruitment of cancer patients into clinical research and so contribute to improving the quality of cancer care for patients across Scotland. This has been achieved by improving the supportive research infrastructure in NHS Cancer Services in Scotland.