Clinical academic training awards: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.


Information requested

"clinical academic training awards (comprising provision for salary or stipend and/or tuition fees costs) made by Chief Scientist Office/NHS Research Scotland in each of the five financial years 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 to registered healthcare professionals delivering NHS care".

Response

I have provided the information in the format requested in the table below. Please note that the doctoral award made in 2018/19 to the physiotherapist was made jointly with Parkinson's UK and the Chief Scientist Office paid 50% of the award.
 

Financial year in which award was made

Category of award

Profession of recipient

Duration of award (months)

WTE salary provided for by the award (or £ value of stipend where relevant)

£ value of any additional costs provided (e.g. research costs)

2017/18

NRS

Fellowship

Research Nurse

36

2 sessions/week

£0

2017/18

NRS

Fellowship

Clinical

Physiologist

36

2 sessions/week

£0

2018/19

NRS

Fellowship

Speech and Language Therapist

36

2 sessions/week

£0

2018/19

NRS

Fellowship

Senior

Bioengineer

36

2 sessions/week

£0

2018/19

Doctoral

Physiotherapist

36

WTE salary

£27,000

2019/20

NRS

Fellowship

Senior Nurse

36

2 sessions/week

£0

2019/20

NRS

Fellowship

Advanced Practitioner Neuro-Oncology

36

2 sessions/week

£0

2019/20

NRS

Fellowship

Clinical research nurse

36

2 sessions/week

£0

2020/21

NRS

Fellowship

Clinical Psychologist

36

2 sessions/week

£0

2020/21

NRS

Fellowship

Clinical Psychologist

36

2 sessions/week

£0

2020/21

NRS

Fellowship

Speech and Language Therapist

36

2 sessions/week

£0

2021/22

NRS

Fellowship

Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist

36

2 sessions/week

£0

2021/22

NRS

Fellowship

Head of Scientific Services in Photobiology

36

2 sessions/week

£0


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