Training
GMLC training opportunities
Training local clinical staff to manage research properly is at the heart of the networks ethos. Strict regulation of the conduct of studies and an increasing focus on research governance in the NHS makes training critical for everyone involved in the management of our studies. This includes the clinical team directly involved with the study and the patients care, but also staff from other departments such as pharmacy, laboratories, radiology and R&D.
We are acutely aware of the time pressures within the NHS and therefore will, where possible, deliver training to people at a time convenient for them. All our training courses come with certificates of attendance and are designed to meet the legal requirements for clinical trials.
Good Clinical Practice training (half or full day course)
• Applications, approvals and agreements
• Data and document management
• Consent
• Safety reporting
• Audit of research
We work with other networks and NHS organisations in the region to provide a host of GCP courses.Click here to view the current NW GCP course programme., here for a summary flyer of events in West Yorkshire or here for more detail on courses provided by the Yorkshire Cancer Research Network.
We also offer shorter training sessions that examine specific aspects of GCP such as data management and consent.
NIHR CRN training courses
All staff working on MCRN studies are eligible to attend courses run by the National Institute of Health Research Clinical Research Network (formerly the UKCRN) free of charge (travel costs are not supplied). A list of NIHR CRN courses can be found here. If you require more information on booking on to a NIHR CRN course, then please email gmlc@mcrn.org.uk
Other training providers
Other research training is available across the North West via Trust, R&D and university departments and also other agencies. A summary of many of these courses can be found here.
