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Good Clinical Practice

What is GCP?

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is the international ethical, scientific and practical standard to which all clinical research is conducted. Compliance with GCP provides public assurance that the rights, safety and wellbeing of research participants are protected and that research data is reliable.

Why do you need GCP training?

Everyone involved in the conduct of clinical research must be competent to perform their tasks, qualified by education, training and experience.

This is a requirement of the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care 2005 for those people working on clinical trials.

Frequency of GCP training?

This depends on the research you are involved in, and your previous experience. For clinical trials, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (2004) regulations require that all staff are trained to carry out their duties on each study they are working on. This is not time bound. If you have just had participated in training and a regulatory change is made, you will need to be informed of these changes and understand their implications for your practice.

What GCP training is available?

We offer a range of high quality GCP training courses. All our courses have a practical focus, with the key aim that participants know what to do to practice excellent GCP when they return to their workplace to ensure the rights, safety and well-being of patients and the quality of the research data. All our courses are appropriate for people conducting clinical trials, non-clinical trials and other kinds of research.

Why our GCP training

Our courses are designed for individuals involved in the conduct of studies at research sites. All individuals involved in the design, management and execution of studies are able to access our courses. Through our network we have delivered GCP training since 2007, and have most recently launched our e-learning programmes, in 2017

Our GCP courses are available at a nominal charge to personnel conducting and supporting clinical research. We are able to offer non-UK researchers dedicated training as the courses explore the application of GCP in the context of international regulations, policies and frameworks.

If you are not sure which course you need, find out more about the range of GCP courses we offer.