The Golden Jubilee Research Institute facilitates and supports high quality research which conforms to the quality standards required by guidance (the Research Governance Framework for Health and Community Care SGHD 2006) and legislation (the EU Clinical Trials Directive).
We host projects sponsored by device and pharmaceutical companies as well as projects sponsored by Universities and by other NHS organisations.
We are committed to facilitating rapid set up of research projects.
Our Clinical Research Facility (CRF) has 3 consulting rooms, a laboratory and a Motion Analysis Lab. All research follow-up visits take place in this facility.
Clinical Specialities
As a tertiary referral centre, the Golden Jubilee National Hospital specialises in a number of areas for the population of the West of Scotland and, in the case of our National Services, the whole of Scotland. All clinical specialities are research-active, hosting both commercially sponsored/funded and academic studies through links with Universities.
Cardiology services
- Diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias;
- Procedures involving the coronary arteries, including heart attack;
- Diagnosis and treatment for various coronary, lung, congenital heart disease and electrophysiological disorders.
Orthopaedic services
- Primary Hip Replacement (cemented, cementless, ceramic);
- Primary Knee Replacement;
- Unicompartimental Knee Replacement
- Revision Hip Replacement;
- Revision Knee Replacement;
- Prosthetic Infections;
- Periprosthetic Fractures around a Hip and Knee Replacement;
- Knee Arthroscopy;
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction;
- Foot Surgery (including hammer toes and bunions) and
- Hand Surgery (including Carpal Tunnel decompressions, Ganglions, Dupuytren’s Contracture).
Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service (SNAHFS)
The Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service is dedicated to managing patients with severe heart failure who may be candidates for heart transplantation and/or Ventricular Assist Devices (artificial hearts). The following treatment options are available:
- Defibrillators;
- Cardiac Resynchronisation Devices (pacemakers);
- Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs);
- Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) – a technique that oxygenates blood outside the body; and
- Heart Transplantation.
The Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit (SPVU)
The Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit provides quality care for all patients with pulmonary hypertension in Scotland, including investigation, treatment and provision of long-term follow-up for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Colorectal
The colorectal and general surgery research department is in evolution. We started in 2021 and our aim is for all patients to have access to participate in research of their choice during their care at NHS Golden Jubilee.
Currently, patients can consider participating in research related to hernias, robotic surgery, blood liquid biomarkers, implementation science and surgical education. We also support surgeons in training to undertake a higher research degree (MD or PhD), with 5 surgeons in these positions currently.
We participate in UK-wide projects and continue to strive to make the colorectal and general surgical department a centre of excellence for patient-centred surgical research.
Thoracic
The Thoracic Surgical unit is fully engaged in collaborative trials covering the full range of its specialist activity:
Our portfolio, both current and past, includes the following areas of interest:
- Surgical and endobronchial therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysema
- Prehabilitation for thoracic surgery
- Mesothelioma
- Lung cancer
- Registry studies on thymic epithelial malignancies and COPD
- Training methods in robotic surgery
In many of these trials, we have achieved high recruitment, while several have been practice-changing.
Anaesthetics/Critical Care
Support services
The clinical services listed above are supported by services including:
- Anaesthetics,
- cardiac physiology,
- perfusion,
- pharmacy,
- Rehabilitation; and
- Radiology - general X-ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanning, Computer Tomography (CT) scanning, bone densitometry, ultrasound, DEXA scanning and cardiac catheterisation.
