CIRG Edinburgh

📋GET INVOLVED IN RESEARCH📋 We are always welcoming new volunteers to be part of our registry who are willing to be contacted about opportunities to participate in trials! #volunteerforresearch #GetInvolved

Last week a few of the CIRG team ventured down to Sheffield for the UK Vaccine Network Conference. It was two engaging days filled with diverse and insightful presentations on vaccine research! It was also lovely to see Dr Sutherland and Dr McCance chair one of the sessions

For some people living with HIV, stigma can negatively impact: 🏥💊seeking treatment & attending health appointments 💕relationships 🧠mental health & seeking support for it This doesn't need to happen. Learn more about what we do to tackle this: nat.org.uk/what-we-do/end…

It's #Red4Research on Friday! Are you ready? #Red4Research Resources here: rdforum.nhs.uk/red4research-2…

A fantastic day at NHS Lothian R&D Conference 2025 with inspiring talks showcasing research across NHS Lothian Congrats to Dr Sutherland & Dr Russell for their talks, with Dr Russell winning the Presentation prize! 🏆👏 Plus, we presented 3 posters highlighting the team's work

#ICTD25 is an important date for reiterating that while research is helping to shape a modern health and care system, nothing can be achieved without a diverse group of volunteers. #BePartOfResearch @UofGRegiusAnna @CSO_Scotland Read the full story 🔗 nhsresearchscotland.org.uk/news/scotlands…

To be a part of this exciting work and contribute to research, join to our volunteer register now. Its quick and easy to sign up and we will only be in contact if there is an appropriate study for you! Contact us at: loth.CIRGregister@nhs.scot or scan the QR code to sign up

Its Clinical Trials Day! Today we celebrate all the people who make clinical trials possible. Thank you to everyone, clinical staff, researchers, participants to name a few, whos time and effort contribute to the progress of healthcare everyday. clinicaltrialsday.org

Today is Clinical Trials Day! We want to celebrate the role that our volunteers play in the health and care breakthroughs that research can create. Sign up to explore studies near you:bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/join?utm_sourc… #BePartOfResearch #CTD2025

Happy International Nurses Day! A huge thank you to all nurses for your dedication and care every day. Special shoutout to our amazing CIRG research nurses-your expertise and commitment to our participants make ID research possible + continues to improve patient care in Lothian!

On #InternationalNursesDay, we honour the 30 million nurses who are the heart of health systems worldwide. From emergency response to long-term care, from birth to end-of-life, nurses are everywhere health happens. WHO urges accelerated investments to avoid a projected 4 million #nurse shortage by 2030. Because when nurses are supported, everyone thrives. 🔗bit.ly/42SkqBL

🙋Want be involved in research?🙋‍♂️ CIRG is always looking for healthy volunteers! Joining our research register is a great way get involved. All you need to do is sign up! We will be in contact when we have a study that could be right for you! #research #volunteer

🆕 Nearly 500,000 children could die from AIDS-related causes by 2030 without stable PEPFAR programmes, expert policy analysis estimates. bit.ly/3XLLYpC

Severe fungal infections are becoming resistant to older drugs, making them harder to treat. Innovative antifungal drugs are essential to saving lives. It’s more than just being new – it's about updating medicines to keep up with how fungi are changing. WHO’s new report highlights the need for medicines that work in new and better ways to outsmart drug-resistant fungi. bit.ly/42bAxc5

New CIRG Publication🔬 Amazing work by Anna Gordon, a recent CIRG research fellow, and Claire Mackintosh, Clinical Director of RIDU. 'Secondary care for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland: a retrospective cohort study' is now available bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/e0…

We are now looking for our Clinical Research Fellow for 2025-2026 !!🦠🩺 If you would like to be part of the CIRG team applications are now open. Apply through & find out more at apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?… apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

🎉Congratulations to our former Research fellow Alexandria Chung and Clinical Director of RIDU Claire Mackintosh on their recent publication in the Open Forum Infectious Diseases Journal. 🎉

Today is #WorldTBDay. #Tuberculosis - or TB - is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that mainly affects the lungs. Common symptoms include ❗️ Cough ❗️ Chest pains ❗️ Weight loss ❗️ Fever ❗️ Night sweats Learn more about TB 👉bit.ly/3yYNwzx #EndTB

🎉📣Exciting Study Update! 📣🎉 We are excited to share this paper about the SUPERNOVA study which has now been published in The Lancet! We are proud of all of the work our CIRG team do to help make this research possible. thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

Did you miss the opening episode of the new series of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life featuring NHS Lothian? Don’t panic, you can always catch it on BBC iPlayer.