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Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is an ethical and scientific quality standard for designing, conducting, recording, and reporting trials that involve participation of human subjects. Compliance with the principles of this standard provides public assurance that the rights, safety and well-being of trial subjects are protected.

It is imperative that all staff working within CHaRT have appropriate training in GCP (a level of knowledge that reflects their exposure to the principles).

For CTIMPs
For CTIMPs (Clinical Trial of Investigational Medicinal Products) and medical device clinical investigation, staff will be required to attend a Good Clinical Practice (GCP) specific training course. For CTIMP full training, there are 2 options. These training courses are designed for those who have not studied GCP before or for those who have studied it more than two years ago: NRS Introduction to GCP (core): In person one day course. It is presented as a practical introduction to the subject and consists of a mixture of short lectures interspersed with practical activities, culminating in a monitoring workshop where delegates are asked to work in small groups and review trial paperwork in the role of the monitor. This activity allows a lot of the more abstract concepts that have been discussed throughout the day to be brought to life. NIHR Introduction to GCP eLearning: This is an online equivalent of a full day face-to-face course. This option is available for those who are required to complete a GCP training and are unable to attend a face-to-face update. Please contact gram.randdtraining@nhs.scot for more details. For CTIMP update/refresher training, there are 2 options: NRS GCP update training: Virtual NRS GCP training available via Microsoft Teams NIHR GCP Refresher eLearning: This is an online equivalent of the virtual update course. Please refer to the Grampian Research Office training webpage for further information, including weblinks to book the appropriate training courses.
For non-CTIMPs
For non-CTIMPs, staff are required to attend the local Good Research Practice (GRP) training course. Good Research Practice (GRP) training is a local course specifically designed for researchers working on locally sponsored non-drug studies. It is suitable for studies that are observational, qualitative, using blood or tissue, analysing data from medical notes and many more. It references the UK Policy Framework for Health & Social Care Research and is underpinned by the principles of ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP). There is one full training course and one update training course, both courses are delivered face to face GRP for Health Care Research (full) courses: This course will incorporate the principles of GCP through lecturing and interactive activities. Key topics include Informed Consent, Delegation & Responsibility, Data Protection and Monitoring. NRS GCP update training: This course is for any researcher who has previously completed the full Good Research Practice for Health Care Research Please refer to the Grampian Research Office training webpage for further information, including weblinks to book the appropriate training courses. For non-CTIMPs sponsored elsewhere, the MRC GRP training may be another option. Please note: the MRC GRP training is not equivalent to locally delivered GRP training.

For CTIMPs

For CTIMPs (Clinical Trial of Investigational Medicinal Products) and medical device clinical investigation, staff will be required to attend a Good Clinical Practice (GCP) specific training course.

For CTIMP full training, there are 2 options. These training courses are designed for those who have not studied GCP before or for those who have studied it more than two years ago:

NRS Introduction to GCP (core): In person one day course. It is presented as a practical introduction to the subject and consists of a mixture of short lectures interspersed with practical activities, culminating in a monitoring workshop where delegates are asked to work in small groups and review trial paperwork in the role of the monitor. This activity allows a lot of the more abstract concepts that have been discussed throughout the day to be brought to life.
NIHR Introduction to GCP eLearning: This is an online equivalent of a full day face-to-face course. This option is available for those who are required to complete a GCP training and are unable to attend a face-to-face update. Please contact gram.randdtraining@nhs.scot for more details.

For CTIMP update/refresher training, there are 2 options:

NRS GCP update training: Virtual NRS GCP training available via Microsoft Teams
NIHR GCP Refresher eLearning: This is an online equivalent of the virtual update course.

Please refer to the Grampian Research Office training webpage for further information, including weblinks to book the appropriate training courses.

For non-CTIMPs

For non-CTIMPs, staff are required to attend the local Good Research Practice (GRP) training course.

Good Research Practice (GRP) training is a local course specifically designed for researchers working on locally sponsored non-drug studies. It is suitable for studies that are observational, qualitative, using blood or tissue, analysing data from medical notes and many more. It references the UK Policy Framework for Health & Social Care Research and is underpinned by the principles of ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

There is one full training course and one update training course, both courses are delivered face to face

GRP for Health Care Research (full) courses: This course will incorporate the principles of GCP through lecturing and interactive activities. Key topics include Informed Consent, Delegation & Responsibility, Data Protection and Monitoring.
NRS GCP update training: This course is for any researcher who has previously completed the full Good Research Practice for Health Care Research

Please refer to the Grampian Research Office training webpage for further information, including weblinks to book the appropriate training courses.

For non-CTIMPs sponsored elsewhere, the MRC GRP training may be another option. Please note: the MRC GRP training is not equivalent to locally delivered GRP training.

Please see the Grampian Research Office website for further details. Also refer to SOP-QA-34: Good Clinical Practice/Good Research Practice Training for locally sponsored studies.

Please contact the ACE QA team (aceqa@abdn.ac.uk) if you require any further help.

Research Practice Series

For further information about these Research Practice Series courses (which include ‘Informed Consent’, ‘The Ethics Process’, ‘Study Documentation’), please see the Grampian Research Office website or email gram.randdtraining@nhs.scot to enquire about availability and a registration form.

R&D Seminars

For further information about these seminars, please see the Grampian Research Office website. All seminars must be pre-booked due to limited capacity in some venues; please email: gram.randdtraining@nhs.scot

Free e-learning

FREE e-learning

Research, GDPR and confidentiality - what you really need to know: https://byglearning.co.uk/mrcrsc-lms/

IRAS www.myresearchproject.org.uk/ELearning/IRAS_E_learning.htm