Author Archives: UKCRF Network

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

2020: A Year to Remember at NIHR Sheffield CRF

Written by:  March 2021 . The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt across the NHS and research infrastructure like nothing… Read More

New Clinical Research Physician Associate at Alder Hey CRF

Written by Silo Dliso Physician Associate, NIHR Alder Hey CRF February 2021 The transition from adult medicine to paediatrics was a bit… Read More

New swabbing pod open
at NIHR King’s CRF

Written by Eleanor Sherwood Research Communications Officer, NIHR Kings CRF January 2021 A new swabbing pod has been installed next to the… Read More