UK CLINICAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION
UK HEALTH RESEARCH ANALYSIS
Scottish Executive Health Department
Sub-Analysis
UK Health Research Analysis
Scottish Executive Health Department Sub-Analysis
Background
The UK Health Research Analysis published on the 24th May 2006 is an analysis of the UK
research portfolios of the 11 largest government and charity funders of health related
research. The analysis focuses exclusively on directly funded peer reviewed research
awards. It provides an overview of research taking place in the UK during the 2004/2005
financial year and is based on a total of 9638 peer reviewed awards, representing a total
spend of £950m on this type of research during this period.
Details of the analysis and the underlying Health Research Classification System are
available at:
http://www.ukcrc.org/activities/coordinatingresearchfunding.aspx
Data Presented
The figures presented in this document represent the results of an analysis restricted to
those awards submitted by the Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Executive Health
Department (SEHD). The sub-analysis includes 311 awards and represents 1.4% of the total
funds in the main analysis.
Figures:
Figure 1.1 Proportion of SEHD Total Spend by Research Activity
Figure 1.2 Proportion of SEHD Total Spend by Research Activity – Kite Diagram
Figure 1.3 Proportion of SEHD Spend on Health Categories (including Generic Health
Relevance)
Figure 1.4 Proportion of SEHD Spend on Health Specific Categories
Figure 1.5 Proportion of SEHD Spend on Health Specific Categories Compared with DALY
Rates
Figure 1.6 Proportion of SEHD Spend by Research Activity for Selected Health Categories
Figure 1.7 Proportion of SEHD Spend on Health Specific Categories for Individual
Research Activities
Figure 1.8 Geographical Distribution of SEHD Research Funding in the UK
Table 1.1
Breakdown of Proportion of SEHD Spend by Research Activity Sub-code
Table 1.2
Breakdown of Proportion of SEHD Spend by Town, City and Region
NOTE:
Figures are based on data which excludes the NHS R&D support funding allocation
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Figure 1.1
Proportion of SEHD Total Spend by Research Activity
Figure 1.2
Proportion of SEHD Total Spend by Research Activity – Kite Diagram
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Figure 1.3
Proportion of SEHD Spend on Health Categories
(including Generic Health Relevance)
Figure 1.4
Proportion of SEHD Spend on Health Specific Categories
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Figure 1.5
NOTE:
Proportion of SEHD Spend on Health Specific Categories Compared with
DALY Rates
Data includes funding for the Scottish Cancer Trials Network accounting for 39.0% of the total
Scottish Executive spend in Cancer.
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Figure 1.6
Proportion of SEHD Spend by Research Activity for Selected Health
Categories
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Figure 1.6
Proportion of SEHD Spend by Research Activity for Selected Health
Categories
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Figure 1.7
Proportion of SEHD Spend on Health Specific Categories for Individual
Research Activities
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Figure 1.8
Geographical Distribution of SEHD Research Funding in the UK
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Table 1.1
Breakdown of Proportion of SEHD Spend by Research Activity Sub-code
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Table 1.2
Breakdown of Proportion of SEHD Spend by Town, City and Region
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