Over 312,000 people in Scotland have now signed up to help health research!
The Provost of Fife, Councillor Jim Leishman MBE, met with SHARE National Programme Manager, Dr Claire Scott, to mark a recent milestone - 310,000 people signed up to the project, with that number now having increased to over 312,000.
SHARE aims to help researchers tackle diseases such as diabetes, cancer and heart failure by matching them up with members of the public who are interested in taking part in research - this could be anything from a clinical trial to a questionnaire, with participants deciding which projects they want to take part in. The Provost is one of over 46,000 people in Fife who have signed up to take part.
By signing up to hear about health research in your area, you can stay informed of projects that might be of interest to you. You can also sign up to the SHARE Biobank, which allows your spare NHS blood samples which would usually be thrown away after testing to be used for medical research - so you can contribute to research without having to do anything extra.
The Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government has tasked Dr Scott and her team with signing up one million people to SHARE. SHARE is open to people aged 11 or over and living in Scotland, and you can take part whether you are healthy or have health conditions. If you haven't already joined, please consider signing up.
