Study Set-Up: Latest news
Here you will find the latest news about UK Clinical Research Delivery’s work to improve study set-up.
Updates to RDN Portfolio Eligibility Criteria
- Published
Guidance on interpretation of IR(ME)R in NHS research
- Published
This guidance provides clarifications on national research review processes and IR(ME)R legislation, to help make study set-up and the delivery of research easier. One area identified by the UKCRD study set-up project, as a barrier to further streamlining, is inconsistent interpretation of the research specific requirements of IR(ME)R by NHS organisations. These inconsistencies result in unnecessary steps in the set-up of research studies involving ionising radiation exposures, adding to delay.
NIHR support for 150-day study set-up for clinical trials
- Published
The NIHR have published a dedicated webpage on support for 150-day study set-up for clinical trials. The page covers the 3 stages of the 150-day metric and NIHR’s key workstreams to support delivery organisations reduce clinical trial set-up times to 150-days or less.
Guidance on detailed definitions and processes for site-level performance reporting
- Published
UKCRD Priority to streamline and reform the set-up and delivery of clinical trials Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Published
Action to enhance visibility of clinical research delivery against the UK government’s commitment to reduce the set-up time for clinical trials to less than 150 days
- Published