Author Archives: UKCRF Network

New NIHR funding for Clinical Research Facilities across England

NIHR have announced the 2022 to 2027 NIHR CRF funding cycle. Congratulations to all newly funded NIHR CRFs.   The… Read More

Day in the Life: Director of Operations at HRB CRF Cork

Written by Joanne Walsh Crowley CRF Director of Operations and Clinical Trials in the Health Research Board (HRB) Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at University… Read More

Staff Spotlight
Matron at NIHR Cambridge

Written by Anne Elmer Matron, NIHR Cambridge CRF January 2022 Anne Elmer, Matron at NIHR Cambridge CRF, shares her story, including how… Read More

Glasgow CRF win
Student Placement of the Year

Written by Shona McDermott and Naomi Hickey Education & Quality Lead and Clinical Educator, Glasgow CRF January 2022… Read More

COVID-19 & Vaccine Trials
The Impact on UK CRF Laboratories

Written by Helen Smith Group Chair of the UKCRF Laboratory Managers Theme Group; Laboratory Manager, NIHR Birmingham CRF July 2021 As… Read More

Learning from the Pandemic
at NIHR Leicester

Written by Rachael Dowling Communications Lead, NIHR Leicester CRF June 2021 We reflect on learning from the pandemic and how it will inform our… Read More

Phase I Accreditation Gap Analysis Tool

A Phase I Accreditation Gap Analysis Tool has been devised by the UKCRF Quality Assurance Theme Group to assist CRFs that are considering applying for… Read More

Aiding the Auditor: A Toolkit for an Effective Internal Audit Programme

To support CRFs in developing an internal audit function, the UKCRF Quality Assurance Theme Group has developed a set of audit tools, templates and… Read More

Experimental Medicine
Governance Framework

Phase I and Experimental Medicine Studies Governance Standards Framework Co-authors: Saul Faust, Chris Edwards and Kim Lee, NIHR Southampton CRF Richard Fitzgerald… Read More

Working as One Team at NIHR Leeds CRF

11th March 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic required an urgent response from both clinicians and researchers… Read More