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The National Institute of Health Research has announced new initiatives that will expand training and career opportunities for health and social care professionals.

These include more opportunities at all levels of a research career from undergraduate through to postdoctoral.

There will also be more support for those in underrepresented professions, to ensure a diverse range of people enter and are successful in a career in research.

How NHS healthcare professionals can play an important part in research (NIHR)

Research training awards for public health professionals (NIHR)

Training researchers (NIHR)

NIHR E-learning Modules

Research involving participants lacking mental capacity - This course explains the regulations and considerations relating to mental capacity and research. It is aimed at those involved in designing or undertaking, supporting or reviewing research, and takes account of research seeking to include adults lacking capacity as well as research where some participants may lack capacity or lose capacity.

Follow the above link to go to NIHR Learn and sign in or click on 'Create account' if you are a first time user. You can register on NIHR Learn with your work email address.

Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
What is GCP?

GCP is the agreed international standard for conducting clinical research.

Good Clinical Practice Training is needed for researchers conducting Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs).

It's also known as ICH GCP - The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

What courses are available?

You can do the following courses:

  • introduction
  • refresher
  • consolidation
Why do I need to do this training?

Everyone who works on delivering a study has to have an up-to-date GCP certificate.

As a certified GCP researcher, you will:

  • protect the rights and safety of people taking part in research studies
  • collect reliable research data

Go to NIHR Learn to sign in or click on 'Create account' if you are a first time user. You can register on NIHR Learn with your work email address.

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Introduction and training videos (certification available on completion)

More information about this study and its recruitment available here

Hear My Voice

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Five co-produced educational films with:

  • Young people from Jigsaw and the team from Cheshire East youth support service
  • Young Carers
  • Parent Carers/Cheshire East Parent Carer Forum
  • CWP Children and Young People Urgent Support Team
  • Phil Morris, Director of Specialist Communication Techniques.

Access the videos here.

Videos developed by Level Up, Cheshire and Merseyside, Young People and Families, Lead Provider Collaborative, alongside CANDDID (Centre for Autism, Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities) and funded by NHS England.

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A step-by-step guide to finding information and developing skills for successful searching.

Seven short modules are designed to help the healthcare workforce (clinical and non-clinical) build confidence to search published literature for articles and evidence relevant to their work, study and research. Go to https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/literature-searching to access the free online programme.

For further information, contact cwp.library@nhs.net