Core Programmes and Research Programmes
The programme of work is centred around a core set of four generic activities (C1-C4): provisioning of datasets for research (C1); governance (C2); engaging researchers (C3); and engaging the public (C4). These activities will develop the infrastructure for inter-organisational data sharing in Scotland and build capacity to provide a sustainable future for EPR research.
The core programmes support a related series of four work packages which will produce novel research using EPRs and major longitudinal cohort databases. These are: supporting clinical trials (RP1); national epidemiology (RP2); pharmacovigilance (RP3); and the linkage of EPRs to socioeconomic, geospatial and environmental data (RP4).
Each research package has clearly defined goals. Key to SHIP is the synergies that develop between the core and research packages in this integrated programme of work - each component benefits from the work being conducted in other parts of the programme.