Vascular research priority setting partnership

The Vascular Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) provided an exciting opportunity to gather the unique perspectives of clinicians, patients and carers in identifying priorities for vascular research in the UK.

People with experience of vascular conditions helped to set the research agenda. Over 1,800 research questions were submitted – a fantastic achievement!

This project was undertaken in association with the James Lind Alliance (JLA), a non-profit initiative which brings patients, carers and clinicians together to identify and prioritise unanswered questions that they agree are the most important.

Top Ten Priorities for UK Vascular Research

Thank you to all the vascular health care professionals, patients and carers who helped promote the survey or participated in the process. The Top Ten Priorities for UK Vascular Research in association with the James Lind Alliance have now been established.

See below to view the ranked lists of the top 10 most important research priorities for each Special Interest Group area.

• Access (PDF)
• Amputation (PDF)
• Aortic (PDF)
• Carotid (PDF)
• Diabetic Foot (PDF)
• Peripheral Arterial Disease (PDF)
• Service Organisation (PDF)
• Venous (PDF)
• Wounds (PDF)

Read the full report here: The Vascular Priority Setting Partnership: Setting the Agenda for UK Vascular Research November 2021 (PDF)

This is just the beginning! Now that the top ten priorities have been established, there is now plenty of work to be done on developing specific research questions, studies and projects that will address these important areas.

The priorities are freely available to be researched and we hope they will provide useful guidance to those who are considering funding applications, research strategies or campaign work.

Visit the NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling call

We encourage anyone interested to get in touch with the Special Interest Groups and let us know how you intend to use these priorities.

The Special Interest Groups have been involved throughout the Vascular Priority Setting Partnership, they have a wealth of experience within their group memberships and are keen to work with others who might be interested in pursuing any of these priorities.

The work of the Vascular PSP was funded by the Vascular Society. We are grateful to the Steering Group for their oversight and to everyone who helped promote the survey or participated in the process. Thanks to the each of the Special Interest Groups for their continued support and their ongoing role in maintaining the momentum of this project.

A special thank you to Toto Gronlund, our lead JLA facilitator for all the support and guidance throughout and in helping to manage nine Vascular PSPs.