Research training

Good clinical practice

This is the international ethical and scientific quality standard for the design, conduct and record of research involving people. CPFT requires all staff working on clinical trials to undertake good clinical practice training every two years.

Compliance with the 13 principles of Good Clinical Practice is a legal obligation in the UK for all trials of investigational medicinal products. It provides public assurance that the rights, safety and wellbeing of research participants are protected and respected, in line with the principles in the Declaration of Helsinki and other internationally recognised ethical guidelines. It also ensures the integrity of research data. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) offers free Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training courses  for people supporting clinical research delivery at the NHS, UK universities and other publicly funded organisations in England.

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Learn with free health research modules 

Two free e-learning modules can be found on the NHS learning hub available to NHS staff by logging into the electronic staff record (ESR) system. 
These modules are designed to help explain What is Health Research? and are tailored for NHS staff in any role who are completely new to research and would like to understand it better. These courses show how research helps us develop better care and improve health outcomes, and how you can play a valuable role in supporting and engaging with research in your everyday work and helping patients take part in studies.

CPFT research training and introductory talks

All staff at the Trust can access a series of bitesize introductory talks with our research team leads explaining key areas of research at CPFT. These are available to watch and learn on demand, at your convenience, on our CPFT Research YouTube channel. Find out why we do research at CPFT, how to get involved or work with our team, how to help people using services join our research studies, plus how to start your path in research and develop research skills.

Click on the video image below or the text link to access this playlist: Introducing Research at CPFT .