Publication - Advice and guidance

A Common Understanding 2025

Published: 18 July 2025
From: Chief Medical Officer
Directorate: Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic: Public sector
ISBN: 9781836915355

This document defines a framework for cooperation between the NHS in Scotland and the pharmaceutical industry. It encourages confidence that the application of the guidance and associated toolkit will ensure that collaboration forms part of a robust, transparent and outcome-focused approach.

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1 UK Clinical Research Delivery website: A cross-sector programme

2 UK Government Department of Health and Social Care press release: £100 million public-private health research boost

3 National Records of Scotland archive of the NHS Scotland website from 24/03/2023

4 NHS Research Scotland website: Our population

5 NHS Research Scotland website: Clinical research infrastructure

6 NHS Research Scotland website: Scotland’s health informatics capabilities

7 NHS Scotland West of Scotland Innovation Hub website

8 NHS Scotland North website, North of Scotland Innovation hub

9 Health Innovation South East Scotland website

10 ABPI website: NHS-Industry Partnership Case Studies Library

11 ABPI website: Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry 2024

12 ABPI website: NHS-Industry Partnership Case Studies Library

13 ABPI website: NHS-Industry Partnership Case Studies Library

14 ABPI website: Disclosure UK

Contact

Email: medicines.policy@gov.scot

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