Come together with your clinical research team to ensure you are equipped to meet the legal requirements of Good Clinical Practice and are prepared for all inspections and audits in your clinical research service. You will leave this online course armed with all the knowledge you need to ensure you are always inspection and audit ready by embedding a culture of quality assurance into everyday practice.
Summer Sale - Book before 31st August to get 1/3 off the full NHS and Public Sector price! (Applies to new, full price bookings only).
Plan and prepare for inspections and audits so that you are always ready: what will you put into practice?
By offering practical advice to you and your NHS clinical research team, this interactive training will support you in improving Quality Assurance (QA) and preparing for a regulatory inspection/audit in your clinical research team. Book your place to:
- Recap on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and understand related regulations, legislation and policy
- Navigate the different inspection and audit processes
- Learn how you can effectively prepare for inspections/audits
- Be guided through common challenges, problems and how to overcome them
- Build an action plan to improve QA in your team
Developed with convenience in mind: join this NHS online course remotely
Take away useful techniques and new skills to use in your day-to-day role:
- Evidenced based examples and referrals: providing appropriate, relevant support and sign-posting
- Interactive presentations: your concerns addressed with sensitivity and care
- Closed room discussions: benchmark and engage with your fellow attendees
- Agreed action plan: leave the course with the confidence to make changes
Click here to view the full list of clinical research courses available.
This course is available for in-house training
Available as bespoke training to teams of 30+ people. Please do contact us if you would like this course delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.
Invitation to sponsor
These SBK Healthcare events are designed to enable clinical research providers to support healthcare professionals. If you would like to sponsor this forum, please email Sarah Kemm or call Sarah on 01732 897788 to find out about all the engagement and branding opportunities available in the full sponsorship package.
Learning & development
Oncology National Networking Forums are pleased to be featured as part of the ACCEND Framework
The ePortfolio platform is available via the Greater Manchester Cancer Academy and supports professional development in cancer care.
This forum and all of our events are mapped to the ACCEND Framework and can be recorded in the ACCEND ePortfolio to help you evidence your learning, reflections and competencies.
To find out more, click on the ACCEND Framework tab.
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Join, technical support and instructions
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Introductions and opening remarks
Karl Ward, Lead Nurse for Research and Innovation (Education), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Lead for the LTHT Research Academy, NIHR GCP Facilitator and Fellow, Higher Education Academy
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Recap on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and related legislation
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Questions, answers and discussion
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Interactive discussion: Navigating where and why problems can occur in clinical research
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Screen break
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| What does good look like? | |
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Overview of Quality Assurance (QA) in clinical research
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Preparing for regulatory inspection and/or sponsor audits
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Questions, answers and discussion
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Lunch time screen break
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Interactive discussion: where do you think problems can arise?
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How to effectively prepare for an inspection or audit
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Questions, answers and discussion
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Interactive discussion: How to overcome the challenges
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Screen break
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Common question and answers, problems and findings from clinical research practice
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Preparing for an interview with an inspector/auditor
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Always being Inspection and Audit Ready
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Building an action plan: Planning and preparing for the inspection/audit: future planning
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Closing remarks and close of day
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Bringing a wealth of expertise and knowledge
Karl has been described as having “a versatile knowledge on research” with an established reputation for providing online courses which are “efficient and accessible, with an intuitive format”. Karl will share his top tips and first-hand experiences, so that by the end of the course you will be on top of your audit and inspection game.
Karl Ward
Lead Nurse for Research and Innovation (Education)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Lead for the LTHT Research Academy, NIHR GCP Facilitator and Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Pricing structure
- Summer sale - £266+VAT for one NHS or Public Sector place when booked before 31st August (applies to new, full price bookings only)
- £399 + VAT for one NHS or public sector place
This course is available for in-house training
If you have a group of 30 or more members of staff who require this training, then why not commission your own on-site course? Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.
Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day. Please email Sarah Kemm for further details.
You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding.
If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please email the reservations team at SBK Healthcare with your details:
- Booking contact: name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Event(s) to reserve for: title and date
- Delegate details (for each delegate): name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Organisation details: name and address
Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team.
Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.
If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.
Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.
On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.
Click here to view the specially created 5-minute video that will walk you through how to get the most out of attending your SBK Healthcare interactive online forum.
Certification of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.
Registration fees
You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.
Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.
Cancellations and substitutions
A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Event changes
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavor to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavor to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
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Expected attendees
Developed to advance your team’s quality assurance ahead of inspections and audits, this online course will be attended by Network and Academic Clinical Research Teams including:
- Principle Investigators
- Heads and Directors of Research
- RM&G and Research and Development Managers
- Trial Co-ordinators, Facilitators and Managers
- Clinical Research Nurses, Midwives and Practitioners
If you have a team that is 30 people or more, you can have a bespoke workshop delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.
Past attendee feedback
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About the ACCEND Framework
The ACCEND Framework is designed to enhance cancer care by providing a structured approach to education and professional development for healthcare professionals.
- It defines the essential Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) and offers a tailored educational structure to support progression at every stage of a cancer care career.
- Launched in January 2023, the framework aims to transform career pathways and improve training and development opportunities across the cancer workforce.
- It provides access to the education and training needed to meet role-specific competencies and includes dedicated resources for nurses, allied health professionals and those in cancer-related support roles.
- The ACCEND Framework delivers a nationally agreed career and education structure underpinned by clearly defined capabilities in practice.
Map Your Learning to the ACCEND Framework
All Oncology National Networking Forum courses listed on the Greater Manchester Cancer Academy’s ACCEND ePortfolio are fully aligned with the ACCEND Framework.
You can easily log your attendance and map your learning to the Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) through the ACCEND ePortfolio.
To do this:
- Register and log in to the ePortfolio
- Click ‘Add Entry’
- Select 'Choose an item from the library'
- Change the provider to Oncology National Networking Forums
- Choose the relevant event you have attended (or plan to attend)
This tool offers a central space to track your professional development, reflections and achievements - supporting your ongoing career in cancer care.
Click here to access the ePortfolio
Why sponsor?
Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing oncology forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.
Interested in having your own event, managed by us?
SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.
Reach out today
If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:
Sarah Kemm
Contact: 01732 897788