 New 'carrying out research across borders' toolkit
We’ve worked in collaboration with NHS Research Scotland, HSC Northern Ireland and Health and Care Research Wales to create a ‘carrying out research across borders’ toolkit.
The toolkit is designed to support researchers planning, setting up and conducting NHS / HSC research in more than one UK nation. It provides information on the key differences and similarities in research approval processes in the UK nations.
The toolkit will also help reduce the time taken to start research in the UK, by making it easier for researchers and sponsors to know what they have to do and what to expect when getting approvals for research or setting up research sites.
The toolkit can be found on the NHS Research Scotland website.
 Draft inclusion and diversity guidance - tell us what you think
We’ve launched an informal consultation on draft guidance we’ve produced with the MHRA.
The aim of the guidance is to help researchers design more inclusive studies, which in turn we hope will increase the diversity of people taking part in clinical trials and clinical investigations.
To help make sure the guidance works for researchers we are asking for feedback.
Complete our survey to tell us what you think before our informal consultation closes on Monday 9 December.
 Working collaboratively to develop new GDPR wording templates
Last week, we published new GDPR wording templates for sponsors to use, which will help ensure research participants have all the information they need to make an informed decision about the use of their data.
We held workshops to find out exactly what the public want to know when it comes to their data, to ensure they can put their trust in researchers to handle their data responsibly. We involved members of the public with experience of taking part in research, Research Ethics Committee members and members of the research community in these workshops to listen to their reflections so we could refine the wording.
Read a new blog about how we worked collaboratively to reflect their feedback and view the new GDPR wording templates.
 Updates on UK Clinical Trials regulations
We recently hosted a joint webinar with the MHRA to share information on the changes coming and anticipated timelines for implementing the new UK Clinical Trials regulations.
We will be sharing a summary of the webinar and a link to the recording in our next Clinical trials update, our regular round-up of the latest news on work we’re doing to help make the UK a great place to do clinical trials.
 Our response to the new WHO guidance for best practice on clinical trials
Last month, the World Health Organization published new guidance to improve the design, conduct and oversight of clinical trials across the world.
We were proud that the HRA was named in the report as an example of an organisation providing a single system for applying for the regulatory and ethics permissions and approvals for research on health and social care.
Naho Yamazaki, Deputy Director of Policy and Partnerships at the HRA, reflects on the new guidance and summarises the changes and what it means for us.
News from across UK research
Below are some updates you may have missed about health and social care research in the UK:
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