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There is a lot of waste in health research: one estimate suggests that 85% of the resources put into health research are wasted - The Lancet Randomised trials play an important role in evidence-based health care systems such as the NHS but they too suffer from inefficiency. One reason for this...

We look forward to welcoming delegates from around the world to the ISPW 2016 conference. Over 170 delegates from 27 countries and five continents will attend this event, the theme of which is: Improving pharmacy practice: education, evidence and change. This is the first time the biennial conference...

Congratulations to Craig Ramsay on his appointment to HSRU Unit Director with effect from 1 July 2016. Farewell to Marion Malcolm who leaves us on 17 June to move to the Business Improvement team on a full-time basis and to Lynn McKenzie who leaves us on 8 July for a post...

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Staff and students from across the University have been recognised with awards for their efforts in engaging wider society with their research.

Delivery of Care Research Fellow, Heather Morgan, was awarded our Principal's Prize for Public Engagement with Research, Winner (Early Career Award), at this weekend's May Festival, held annually at the University. This builds on Heather's Outstanding Achievement award in the same category last year.

Welcome to Joanna Kaniewska, Trial Manager and to David Emele, Analyst/Programmer who both joined HSRU in April. We are currently advertising summer placements for two UoA students to join the Programming Team over the summer break. Further details are available from Mark Forrest. We will be advertising two HSRU summer placements...

Hot topics in Health Services Research Registration closes on 31 May 2016.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada - May 15-18, 2016 2016 marks another successful year for HSRU and CHaRT's recognition and international standing in clinical trials. This year we will be organising and presenting an Invited Session (a panel of four talks) as well as individual oral and poster presentations.

The International Social Pharmacy Workshop (ISPW) is a biennial conference that convenes a global group of social scientists and scholars focused on the psychosocial aspects of medication use and pharmacy practice.