Queen Margaret University — Healthcare Outcomes Collaboration

Queen Margaret University’s partnership with Heriot-Watt University represents a major step forward in collaborative healthcare research aimed at improving patient outcomes. The initiative combines clinical expertise, applied research and technological innovation to address real healthcare delivery challenges.

Through interdisciplinary working, the collaboration explores areas such as patient rehabilitation, treatment effectiveness, service design and workforce development. By integrating academic research with frontline healthcare insight, the partnership ensures findings are directly relevant to practitioners and policymakers.

The project also supports professional training and skills development, embedding research-informed practice within healthcare education. This strengthens both immediate patient care and long-term system resilience, ensuring healthcare services are better equipped to respond to evolving demographic and clinical pressures.

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