Aug 21, 2011 in Research This summer a wonderful new Induction Framework for Clinical Research Staff was launched by the UKCRF Education Group. This Induction Framework is the result a year-long project by the Education and Training Stream of the UKCRF to offer new staff … Continue reading
Jul 23, 2011 in informed consent, Research Seeking freely given informed consent has been a central requirement for all research involving human participants since publication of the Nuremberg Code (1947) and then the Declaration of Helsinki (1964). Research ethics committees (RECs) will spend much of their time … Continue reading
Jul 14, 2011 in Lab Skills, Research The Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) Research Nurse Steering Committee was established to support nurses, including research nurses, working in early phase and translational clinical research. As the group has developed it has increased the training and educational support offered … Continue reading
Apr 14, 2011 in Ethics, Research There is a long history of an uneasy relationship between the research ethics committee and researchers but this should no longer be the case. Researchers and Research Ethics Committees (RECs) want the same thing; high quality research that has real … Continue reading
Apr 3, 2011 in informed consent, Research In my search to better understand informed consent of adults lacking capacity, I came across this great toolkit on the NRES website which was developed by the University of Leicester and the University of Bristol. It is called a toolkit but … Continue reading