Training
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
All GCP courses have a practical focus, with the key aim that participants know what to do to practice excellent GCP when they return to their workplace to ensure the rights, safety and well-being of patients and the quality of the research data. All NIHR CRN GCP courses are appropriate for people conducting clinical trials, non-clinical trials and other kinds of research.
You can learn more about the GCP program and book on to available course dates here.
Informed Consent
The Informed Consent workshop has been designed to enable attendees to embed the core principles of informed consent into their practice. The materials, developed by a group of Lead Nurses throughout the Clinical Research Network (CRN) aim to provide a foundation upon which to build competence in the informed consent process in a research setting.
Locally delivered workshops take the form of a combination of presentations, discussions and group activities designed to bring the principles of informed consent into the workplace. To book a place on this course please visit NIHR learn.
Next Steps in Clinical Research Delivery
The objective of this 2 day course is to provide attendees with a foundation of knowledge to enable them to develop their practice as a research practitioner. It offers the opportunity to gain an understanding of the management and running of clinical studies. Attendees will be able to apply relevant knowledge and skills gained from the course to their working environment, and will be able to build upon their experience as a research practitioner.
This course is designed for research practitioners who are new to research posts, (in post for more than 6 months and as a refresher for all research practitioners). The NIHR GCP course is a prerequisite for this course.
To book onto a face to face Next steps in delivering Clinical Research course there is a formal application process.
To apply and for more details please contact Beverley.Galer@nihr.ac.uk
Research Learning Resources Site
On this site you will find useful resources such as ‘Introduction to The Clinical Research Network’, which provides an overview of the NIHR and the CRN, and ‘Introduction to Research’, which has key information for new staff starting a career in research. Research Learning Resources also includes NIHR Systems Training on CPMS, LPMS, ODP NIHR Learn and Google Hub.
To access this range of resources, visit Research Learning Resources and select your local CRN.
EDGE and NIHR Open Data Platform (ODP)
If you're interested in using Edge to manage your research activity or exploring the NIHR Portfolio of studies via ODP. To arrange face to face training please contact Graham Halls (Business Intelligence Manager) at graham.halls@nihr.ac.uk.
Further information is available via the 'Edge' tab at the top of the page.
For bespoke training needs please contact our training and education manager kirsty.rogers@nihr.ac.uk