Are you a health professional interested in multimorbidity research, and how a FIT test may have the potential to identify those at greater risk of developing chronic disease?
Applications are now open for the Wellcome Trust-funded Multimorbidity PhD Programme for Health Professionals.
View more information about our project, led by the University of Dundee: Faecal haemoglobin as a biomarker for multimorbidity. A novel opportunity to use Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) results for the prevention and early detection of multiple long-term conditions.
Supervised by Dr Karen Barnett k.z.barnett@dundee.ac.uk, Dr Craig Mowat c.mowat@dundee.ac.uk, and Prof Colin McCowan cm434@st-andrews.ac.uk.
See link for further details and how to apply - https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/doctoraltraining/multimorbidity/researchprojects/
Please share with your networks and get in touch if interested. Applications close on 14 September 2025.
* This programme is open to: doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, clinical psychologists, healthcare scientists and allied health professionals.
CSO Innovation Academic Fellowship
More information can found at: https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/innovationfellowships/
The UK PBC Audit, supported by the BSG, BASL and the PBC Foundation
Dear Colleagues,
It would be fantastic if you could consider involvement in The UK PBC Audit.
Not only is this a chance for us to remember that there is a world beyond COVID; but also it is an opportunity for the Scots to show the rest of the UK how it is done!
…..the committee are particularly interested in the impact our differing prescribing pathways for obeticholic acid impact on outcome…
The audit has already collected data on 2500 patients from 60 NHS Trusts/Health Boards in just 5 months!
Target patient group: all patients with a confirmed diagnosis of PBC or PBC-AIH overlap syndrome, who are under follow-up at the participating centre at the time of data collection.
All NHS Hospitals are welcome.
The audit has the potential to make a real difference to patients! If interested please see the website (UK PBC Audit – UK-PBC) or email (uk.pbcaudit@nhs.net)
Best wishes
Jo Leithead, Consultant Hepatologist, Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Scottish representative on the audit steering committee
NRS Fellowships:
CSO NHS Researcher Development Fellowships
(nurses and allied health professionals can apply for Research Development Fellowships)
CSO NHS Researcher Development Fellowship – Chief Scientist Office (scot.nhs.uk)