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Academic and Clinical Central Office for Research and Development Tim Walsh Director R&D, NHS Lothian Fiona McArdle Deputy R&D Director, NHS Lothian
Academic and Clinical Central Office for Research and Development
Tim Walsh
Director R&D, NHS Lothian
Fiona McArdle Deputy R&D Director, NHS Lothian
ACCORD
• The Academic & Clinical Central Office for Research & Development (ACCORD) is a joint office comprising clinical research management staff from NHS Lothian & the University of Edinburgh
• Established to streamline R&D support for clinical researchers in Edinburgh & to facilitate high quality collaborative research
• ACCORD provides central access to professional advice, expert regulatory support & world class clinical research infrastructure
www.accord.scot
UK Health Research Analysis 2015
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0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
Edinburgh Glasgow Dundee Rest of Scotland
• Medicine, the University of Edinburgh’s largest submission, was ranked in the top 5 in the UK
• Neuroscience was ranked 3rd in the UK out of 82 submissions
• Overall, 84% of the College’s research activity was rated world leading or internationally excellent (3* and 4*)
• Based on the quality and breadth of research, Edinburgh was rated fourth in the UK for Research Power (quality x volume)
• In terms of ‘one medicine’ research (human and animal medicine), the University of Edinburgh’s research power (quality x volume) is the strongest in the UK
• Now ranked in top 25 universities in the world
Research Excellence Framework 2014
• Funding applications
• Commercial liaison
• Contract, legal and indemnity
• Capacity and infrastructure
• Governance
– Sponsorship responsibilities and oversight (ECTD)
– Clinical (safety, pharmacovigilance, competence, etc)
– Regulatory (MHRA, REC)
– Funding and capacity (grants, heads of service, etc)
• Intellectual property development
Functions of ACCORD Support and promote clinical research
• Non-commercial Studies 764
– Eligibly funded / adopted 493
– Non-eligibly funded 271
• Commercial Studies 167
• Tissue / Data Projects 211
• TOTAL 1,142
Active Clinical Research Studies in NHS Lothian 2018/19
Activity Based Funding
• Eligibly funded research projects
• Recruitment Premium
• Commercial projects
• Performance targets
– Increase number of studies (commercial and eligibly funded)
– Increase number of subjects recruited
• Infrastructure
• NRS Fellowships
NHS Lothian 2018 /19
CSO Funding £8.8 Million
33%
7% 39%
6%
2% 3%
4%
4%
2%
Researcher Support
Service Support
Infrastructure
SMHRN
Biorepository
Specialty Groups
NRS Fellowships
R&D Management
Safe Haven
Infrastructure
• Edinburgh Clinical Research Facilities: www.wtcrf.ed.ac.uk
• Edinburgh Imaging: www.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-imaging
• Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit: www.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-clinical-trials
• Investigational Supplies Group: [email protected]
• Biorepository: [email protected]
• Research Safe Haven: [email protected]
Specialty
No. of
NRS
Fellows/
Clinicians
Critical Care/Anaesthetics/Emergency Medicine 7
Stroke/Neurology/Neurosurgery 5
Acute Paediatrics 6
Cancer 8
GI Medicine/GI/Colorectal Surgery 4
Cardiology 3
Transplant 4
Renal/Urology/Nephrology 3
Mental Health 3
Orthopaedic Surgery 2
Respiratory Medicine 4
Medicine for the Elderly 2
Other* 11
*Endocrinology/Diabetes, Acute Medicine, Radiology, Rheumatology, Bariatric Care, Virology, Ophthalmic Surgery, ENT Surgery, Paediatric SLT, Sleep Disorders
NRS Fellows and NRS Clinicians by Clinical Specialty NHS Lothian – November 2018
Key ACCORD Contacts
• [email protected] Head of Research Governance 0131 242 3359
• [email protected] Principal R&D Manager
0131 242 3337
• [email protected] Generic Review Manager
0131 242 3325
• [email protected] Head of Research Governance, UoE
0131 242 9262
• [email protected] Clinical Research Facilitator Manager
0131 242 3353
General enquiries: 0131 242 3330 or email: [email protected]
