British Sjögren’s Syndrome Association

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Primary research areas

Inflammatory and immune system, Musculoskeletal

Additional research areas

Generic health relevance

Grant types

Project (typically <4 years)

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Charities can ensure the Life Sciences Vision reflects patient priorities
Clinical Trials Participation of Low Socioeconomic Status Patients

Published by the Journal of Dermatology in 2020, this paper explores how to facilitate clinical trial participation of low socioeconomic status patients.
Writing Plain English Summaries

Published by NIHR in 2021, this guidance provides advice on writing research summaries that are accessible to as many people as possible.
Engaging and Involving Communities Guides

Published by EM AHSN in 2021, this series of guides sets out principles for patient and public involvement and how to engage with specific groups of patients and carers.

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Who we are

We are a membership organisation for over 150 medical research charities across the UK. We support them in saving and improving lives through research and innovation.
Vacancies
Principles of peer review
Become a member

Join us and become part of a network of 150 medical and health research charities who deliver high-quality research that saves and improves lives
Changes to the way Excess Treatment Costs (ETCs) are paid
Leaving the EU

Negotiations continue to determine the UK’s new relationship with the EU. We are working to ensure that the voice of the medical research charity sector is heard as part of this process
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Become a supporter

You don’t have to be a member charity to get involved with our work
Facilitating adoption of off-patent, repurposed medicines into NHS clinical practice
Patient data

As well as being crucial for our individual care, patient data has vast potential to advance medical research and deliver significant health benefits to patients.