NHS Research Scotland
The challenge
As the publicly-funded healthcare system in Scotland and one of the four systems comprising the UK National Health Service, NHS Scotland operates 14 territorial boards, seven non-geographic health boards and Public Health Scotland.
NHS Research Scotland (NRS) is a partnership of Scottish NHS Boards and the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government, working to ensure NHS Scotland provides the best environment to support clinical research. They operate a full spectrum of around 1,500 clinical trials at any one time, with around 35-40K recruits per year.
Their key challenge was the lack of a centralised and united data source for all clinical research taking place in Scotland.
The solution – ReDA
NRS invested in ReDA which not only addresses the need for a united data source, it also provides a robust approach to clinical trial management. In particular, it gives NRS valuable clarity in terms of Key Performance Indicators like approval times.
