Funded projects 2024-25

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Details of projects funded through the 2024-25 funding opportunity.

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The National Centre for Remote and Rural Health and Care is delighted to share details of the first programmes of work granted funding through our Remote and Rural Primary Care Research and Evaluation funding opportunity. The Centre has been able to identify funding to support NHS primary care practitioners who wish to carry out research or evaluation activities pertinent to remote and rural health and care in Scotland.

To be eligible, applicants must work within primary care that is located within and/or serves a rural or remote area in Scotland. We anticipate that each individual application will be for no more than £5,000. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that the work or activity will result in either/both of the following benefits: 

  • Makes a contribution to the evidence-base for remote, rural, and island health and care research or evaluation.
  • Increases their professional development as a remote, rural or island primary care practitioner. 

Funding applications are being considered for: 

  • Postgraduate research e.g., Masters, PhD, EdD etc. 
  • Other professional development work where it can be shown to contribute to post-graduate level remote, rural, and island research and/or evaluation.
  • Publication costs, e.g. journal articles, open access articles etc. 

Applications opened in June 2024 and are being accepted until 1st March 2025, or on the allocation of all available funding. The Selection Panel met on 28th August to review the submissions to date, and we are pleased to share information about three programmes of work that are receiving funding.

  1. A music therapist based in Ayrshire and Arran has been awarded funding to undertake a master’s degree in healthcare management. Through the research component of the course, they will explore themes around the challenges in supporting the Allied Health Professionals (AHP) workforce in rural areas and the role of organisational leadership in that support.
  2. A Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner from Perth and Kinross has been awarded funding to commence doctoral studies. The professional doctorate will build on this practitioner’s master’s work on the impact of Advanced Nurse Practitioner led Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment underpinning the values of person-centred care. Incorporating nurse led CGA has been justified within urban primary care settings, proving effectiveness and improved patient outcomes however this has not previously been established or evaluated within rural and remote areas.
  3.  A Specialist Orthodontist from Shetland has been granted funding towards their ongoing PhD studies researching the impact of orthodontics as a specialty on the climate crisis. The research is looking at the carbon footprint of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment in Shetland with factors such as travel to and from clinics having a potentially greater impact than urban equivalents.

These projects represent significant personal and professional development for these primary care practitioners working in remote and rural practice in Scotland. The Centre will also provide professional and pastoral support throughout their studies and assist with sharing the research findings and outputs to relevant audiences.

We’re still taking applications. To find out more and fill in our application form visit our Turas page for details.