Question reference: S6W-08043
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 12 April 2022
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 May 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding the Chief Scientist Office provided for clinical research infrastructure in each year since 2012.
Answer
The Scottish Government, through the Chief Scientist Office and NHS Research Scotland, has invested approximately £40 million per year in clinical research infrastructure since 2012. This funding supports Health Boards, researchers, clinicians and industry to improve the quality, efficiency, coordination and impact of clinical research, and provides state of the art facilities to conduct clinical trials.