About Us
The Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit (NMAHP RU) is funded by the Scottish Government's Health Directorates, Chief Scientist Office. It has academic bases within Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Stirling.
The overall aim of the Unit is to improve the care and treatment of patients through scientific study of direct patient care. NMAHP RU focuses its activity on three strong programmes of research that reflect the needs of the NHS in Scotland and of Scottish society:
Remit
The remit of the Unit is:
- To develop a high quality research agenda which is useful and relevant to direct patient care
- To provide a strong national focus for patient care research
- To involve nurses and other direct care staff where appropriate in its research