The Scottish Trauma Audit Group
Research Sub Group
The STAG research subgroup has three main objectives:
- 1. Coordinate the academic activity undertaken using STAG data;
- 2. Provide specific data to support development of the Scottish Trauma Network
- 3. Facilitate the development of academic capacity.
The group has developed robust structures for processing requests for STAG information, in line with other ISD policies to ensure a timely and well governed response to data requests. Along with this, a process has been put in place to ensure scientific validity of requests, supported by STAG analyst time. All data recipients are now required to give formal feedback on how the data released to them has been used. The time from request to data release has been significantly shortened and, pending appropriate governance arrangements, data release is happening in a short timescale.
In the last year, the research group has worked with the Scottish Trauma Network to provide timely support to specific data requests or research questions. Over the last year a total of 18 requests have been received with 14 of these now provided. These data have supported service improvements, quality improvement projects and research activity. STAG data has been presented nationally and internationally along with publications in major peer reviewed journals. STAG data has also been used to underpin national research grant applications.
The research group aim to continue to support our core objectives while expanding the value available from the STAG data.
Dr Alasdair Corfield
Chairman
STAG Research Group