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Date	News
16/05/2013	AMRC publish "Our vision for research in the NHS"
14/05/2013	From Bad Pharma to good Science, Health Innovation
13/05/2013	HRA plans for promoting transparency
10/05/2013	NIHR launch improved service package for Industry
09/05/2013	Does your study really need ethics review?
30/04/2013	Medicines Industry Liaison Group
29/04/2013	2013 Exhibition Sold Out
26/04/2013	Newsletter April 2013
18/04/2013	MHRA software analyse risk data/target inspection
16/04/2013	Update from HRA
12/04/2013	Academic Health Science Centres (AHSC) competition
09/04/2013	Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2013
05/04/2013	Primary Care Update on Res Capability Funding
05/04/2013	Update: Honorary Research Contracts
08/03/2013	NHS R&D Forum training courses - open bookings
04/03/2013	NIHR Resource pack supports NHS Trusts
20/02/2013	Biomedical research in the UK cash injection
20/02/2013	HRA Stakeholder Forum Presentations
12/02/2013	Newsletter February 2013
12/02/2013	Primary Care Working Group Survey
06/02/2013	Funding Excess Treatment Costs framework DH update
01/02/2013	2013 Annual Conference Programme Published
10/01/2013	HRA Website Survey
09/01/2013	Applications for Directors of RDForum
08/01/2013	Commons Select Com Enquiry into Clinical Trials
08/01/2013	HRA One Year On Stakeholders Event
07/01/2013	2013 Annual Conference Delegate bookings open
21/12/2012	2013 Exhibition & Sponsorship bookings open
20/12/2012	HRA Section 251 Stakeholder Events
19/12/2012	Determining arrangements for supporting research
19/12/2012	NRES/MHRA e-submissions and next IRAS release
11/12/2012	Newsletter December 2012
01/12/2012	RECs flagged to review research
22/11/2012	HRA Collaboration & Steering Group 1st meeting
20/11/2012	UKCRC publishes ‘UK Health Research Analysis'
15/11/2012	Public health commissioning in the NHS from 2013
12/11/2012	New arrangements Gene Therapy Advisory Committee
05/11/2012	HRA Ethics Officer Pilot
05/11/2012	Upcoming IRAS version release
31/10/2012	HRA given go-ahead for feasibility study
31/10/2012	Version 2 costing templates LIVE
12/10/2012	CCG Brief from Primary Care Working Group
12/10/2012	Newsletter September 2012
09/10/2012	MHRA appoints new Medical Director of Devices
08/10/2012	AcoRD Update
29/09/2012	Proposed revised legislation on Medical Devices
25/09/2012	MHRA publishes Good Clinical Practice Guide
24/09/2012	HRA takes role in research access to patient data
21/09/2012	2013 Annual Conference Dates announced
20/09/2012	Changes to criminal record and barring
11/09/2012	EU Proposal for a Clinical Trial Regulation
04/09/2012	NCRI Strategic Plan 2012-2017
23/08/2012	NHS Clinical Support Services project update
22/08/2012	Opportunity to contribute to HRA projects
14/08/2012	Human Medicines Regulations 2012 come into force
14/08/2012	IRAS and electronic submission – delay to go live
01/08/2012	INVOLVE online resource for training and support
31/07/2012	House of Lords inquiry into regenerative medicine
30/07/2012	Guidance documents differentiate research & audit
27/07/2012	Human Medicines Regulations 2012 before Parliament
24/07/2012	MHRA publishes videos on new pharmacovigilance
19/07/2012	New proposal for a Clinical Trials Regulation
19/07/2012	Proportionate & Pragmatic CSP
19/07/2012	Research Passports update
19/07/2012	Views required researchers trainining requirements
18/07/2012	Clinical Research Site of the Year
17/07/2012	Stem Cell Tool Kit - List of recent updates
16/07/2012	Forum courses - bookings now open
16/07/2012	Government to open up publicly funded research
16/07/2012	HRA joint statement on training requirements
11/07/2012	2012 pharmacovigilance legislation changes
11/07/2012	HRA confirms Non-Executive members
11/07/2012	Launch of the Research Integrity Concordat
11/07/2012	NIHR Launches magazine for Faculty Members
09/07/2012	Non-commercial eligibility and adoption process
06/07/2012	NIGB June 2012 workshops - presentations published
05/07/2012	Draft Mandate for the NHS Commissioning Board
02/07/2012	Human Tissue Authority's (HTA's) e-newsletter
28/06/2012	Arm’s length bodies review – HTA consultation
28/06/2012	Consultation launched on fertility/human tissue
28/06/2012	CSP Module R2.0 Final List of Requirements
27/06/2012	Research in health and social care system
26/06/2012	The Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2012
21/06/2012	2012 Conference Presentations now available
20/06/2012	NHS R&D Forum Primary Care Working Group Update
20/06/2012	NRES Template and PIS consent resources
15/06/2012	Janet Wisely confirmed as HRA Chief Executive
12/06/2012	Chair for the Health Research Authority appointed
12/06/2012	IRAS launches e-submissions
16/05/2012	NHS R&D Forum 2012 Conference sold out
14/05/2012	Newsletter April 2012
11/05/2012	INVOLVE has published its' Strategy for 2012 -2015
10/05/2012	CSP Module version 1.4 successfully released
10/05/2012	UK Clinical Trials Gateway update launched
09/05/2012	Department of Health seeks chair of the MHRA
08/05/2012	AcoRD guidance published
05/05/2012	Academy of Medical Sciences Strategy Published
14/03/2012	MHRA report on Better Regulation of Medicines
12/03/2012	Informal consultation - Medical Device Regulations
10/03/2012	Newsletter March 2011
03/03/2012	The need to speed up getting NHS permission
02/03/2012	Shaping an effective national role for the HRA
01/03/2012	Newsletter February 2012
01/03/2012	NIHR consultation on the Clinical Trials Toolkit
22/02/2012	pharmacovigilance practice modules for consultatio
20/02/2012	New resource to support research in Care homes
07/02/2012	National Director for Public Participation
03/02/2012	Newsletter January 2012
01/02/2012	IRAS signatures - Device studies
30/01/2012	Accessing NIHR Information Systems
27/01/2012	Over 200 delegates booked for annual event
23/01/2012	Call for UK CRC Clinical Trials Unit Registration
23/01/2012	Invitation to comment on new MRC guidance
21/01/2012	2012 Exhibition Bookings now open
28/12/2011	Conference bookings open
23/12/2011	Newsletter December 2011
20/12/2011	Good Clinical Practice (GCP) forum launched
19/12/2011	Expressions of Interest - NHS R&D Forum Training
19/12/2011	NHS R&D Forum 2012 programme released
17/12/2011	Submitting to CSP - for network staff advising CSP
16/12/2011	Amended model Agreements
14/12/2011	RSS Sign-posting of Training Providers
13/12/2011	Forum Training Courses - bookings now open
16/11/2011	Register of Trusts Inspected by MHRA
07/11/2011	Joint NHS R&D Forum and NIHR Primary Care Workshop
07/11/2011	Newsletter October 2011
03/11/2011	New Clinical Practice Research Datalink service an
02/11/2011	MHRA launches GCP online forum
01/11/2011	POSTnote on clinical trials
30/09/2011	Newsletter September 2011
11/09/2011	NHS R&D Forum 2012 Annual Conference date
07/09/2011	FDA Draft Document on Risk-based Monitoring
31/08/2011	Newsletter August 2011
22/08/2011	Forum Training Courses - bookings now open
17/08/2011	Harmonised UK-wide Edition of GAfREC
17/08/2011	Version 5.0 of the NRES SOPs for RECs
31/07/2011	Newsletter July 2011
28/07/2011	NIHR CRN Industry Study Start-up Route Map
22/07/2011	FP7 calls now published on Participant Portal
10/07/2011	Data Safety Update Reports - Required from 1Sep11
01/07/2011	Newsletter June 2011
27/06/2011	AREC Publish updated CERES Leaflet
10/06/2011	PharmaTimes Clinical Research Site of the Year
10/06/2011	Proportional & Pragmatic Review Event slides
02/06/2011	IRAS Updated
01/06/2011	How to prepare for a GCP Inspection by the MHRA
30/05/2011	NIHR CSP Operating Manual Updated
30/05/2011	NIHR Research Support Services Framework Adopted
27/05/2011	Newsletter May 2011
25/05/2011	Accredited Researcher now available
25/05/2011	Launch of NIHR Research Support Services
16/05/2011	Publication of ‘GAfREC: a harmonised edition'
16/05/2011	Publication of Updated RSS Briefing Note
31/04/2011	Newsletter April 2011
30/04/2011	Forum Advisory Board - Expressions of Interest
18/04/2011	NIHR CRN training venture - expression of interest
13/04/2011	MHRA Risk-Adapted Process
13/04/2011	New CSP Module to go Live 20 June 2011
31/03/2011	Newsletter March 2011
25/03/2011	EU Register of Clinical Trials is launched Online
25/03/2011	Record number attending Forum annual event
25/03/2011	Social Care REC Annual Report published
23/03/2011	Announcement Plan for Growth
03/03/2011	Newsletter February 2011
02/03/2011	Expanded remit for the national Social Care REC
02/03/2011	IRAS Updated
02/03/2011	Launch of model Industry Collaborative Research
07/02/2011	NIHR Briefing Documents Revised
30/01/2011	Launch of new MedTech Route Map
25/01/2011	Newsletter January 2011
25/01/2011	Partnership improves research competitiveness
12/01/2011	AMS review of regulation and governance
11/01/2011	New amendments process for CSP
23/12/2010	Newsletter December 2010
22/12/2010	Proportional & Pragmatic Review - bookings open
21/12/2010	Government response to NHS White Paper consultatio
20/12/2010	NHS R&D Forum: exhibitor bookings open
13/12/2010	Quality Accounts
02/12/2010	Suggested NHS permission letter template published
30/11/2010	Newsletter November 2010
17/11/2010	Non commercial Sponsor Fee Survey
17/11/2010	Revision of the NRES SOPs
16/11/2010	NIGB Research Databases Working Group
16/11/2010	Outcome of Non-Departmental Public Body Review
15/11/2010	EMA Regulatory and Procedural Guideline
15/11/2010	People in Research website relaunched
12/11/2010	Draft consolidated UK medicines regulations
05/11/2010	MHRA SUSAR reporting and End of Trial notification
01/11/2010	Update to IRAS
28/10/2010	NIHR CRN leaflets to feature on NHS Direct
28/10/2010	Review of Vetting & Barring Service
25/10/2010	Being a good research partner
25/10/2010	NRES toolkit on adults lacking capacity
22/10/2010	Newsletter October 2010
21/10/2010	Comprehensive Spending Review
21/10/2010	Student Research Guidance Document
07/10/2010	Social Care Research: Status 2010 questionnaire
30/09/2010	Newsletter September 2010
22/09/2010	Annual Conference dates confirmed
14/09/2010	Research Passport algorithm updated
13/09/2010	Ministry of Defence research involving NHS
02/09/2010	NIHR Research Support Services (RSS) Framework
31/08/2010	Newsletter August 2010
25/08/2010	NRES Consultation on revision of SOPs
12/08/2010	Academy of Medical Sciences Review
12/08/2010	Consultation on Pharmacovigilance Requirements
12/08/2010	NIHR Annual Report
11/08/2010	NIHR Portfolio
19/07/2010	Newsletter July 2010
14/07/2010	NHS White Paper published
12/07/2010	A Standard Approach to Biobanking
07/07/2010	NCRI Cancer Biosample Directory goes live
05/07/2010	NRES guidance on Data monitoring committees
04/07/2010	Updated Memorandum of Understanding
24/06/2010	Newsletter June 2010
23/06/2010	Annual Conference Presentations available
14/06/2010	CTIMPs - changes to European Commission guidance
14/06/2010	UK-wide permissions flowchart
11/06/2010	New eSUSAR website supports electronic reporting
09/06/2010	New Head of RM&G at NIHR CRN CC
06/06/2010	RSS Update
01/06/2010	New contact number for the Forum
31/05/2010	NHS research swims against the tide
19/05/2010	Conference Programme Amended
14/05/2010	Conference success for NHS R&D Forum
14/05/2010	Letter to Forum Members & membership survey
07/05/2010	GMC guidance for doctors on research
07/05/2010	Questionnaire on e-health records research
30/04/2010	Newsletter April 2010
30/04/2010	Reminder: GCP Compliance Reports
23/04/2010	ReSeT training
22/04/2010	Call for evidence from review
16/04/2010	Launch: MRC Research and human tissue legislation
29/03/2010	Newsletter March 2010
26/03/2010	CONSORT 2010 - updated guidance for RCT reporting
26/03/2010	NIHR HSC and INVOLVE joint funding call
26/03/2010	Revisions to Medical Devices Directive
25/03/2010	Review of the regulation & governance of research
16/03/2010	New guidance - ReSeT
12/03/2010	INVOLVE Newsletter
09/03/2010	Request from NHS National Innovation Centre
08/03/2010	Updated: HR Good Practice Resource
01/03/2010	Report - Managing Clinical Research in the UK
26/02/2010	Newsletter February 2010
20/02/2010	Important reminder - Mental Capacity Act
09/02/2010	Primary Care Research Recruitment: Guide
02/02/2010	EQUATOR Newsletter
01/02/2010	Annual Conference open for bookings
29/01/2010	Newsletter January 2010
27/01/2010	Life Sciences 2010: Delivering the Blueprint
26/01/2010	European Commission review of the Clinical Trials
18/01/2010	Revised 'Defining Research' leaflet
12/01/2010	UKPubMed Central resource
04/01/2010	MHRA to consult on earlier access to new medicines
04/01/2010	National Action Plan for researchers
04/01/2010	New HIECS announced
04/01/2010	New research strategy for Scotland
21/12/2009	UKCRC Update Newsletter
18/12/2009	Newsletter December 09
18/12/2009	Stem Cell Toolkit
17/12/2009	HTA information on DNA
08/12/2009	UKCRC booklet - improvements to regulations
30/11/2009	Consultation response additional uses patient data
26/11/2009	Regulatory and governance update from HSRN
23/11/2009	Newsletter November 09
17/11/2009	New INVOLVE report - Exploring Impact
12/11/2009	Research Excellence Framework: Second consultation
12/11/2009	Researcher Development Framework
03/11/2009	Report on pathology research
23/10/2009	Newsletter October 09
22/10/2009	Consultation by HFEA
19/10/2009	Impact of legislation & Human Tissue Authority
16/10/2009	Ethics and Governance in Cancer Biobanking
15/10/2009	CT Directive Review – public consultation
14/10/2009	Agreement between NIHR and BioMed Central
14/10/2009	Use of diagnostic archives for research
13/10/2009	Vetting and Barring Scheme
08/10/2009	NIHR Research Support Services
28/09/2009	Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure Plan
25/09/2009	Newsletter September 09
22/09/2009	New course: Leading & delivering innovation
15/09/2009	IRAS Update
27/08/2009	Newsletter August 09
24/08/2009	MHRA GCP Consultative Committee
24/08/2009	NIHR plan for Research Support Services
19/08/2009	HTA Revised Code of Conduct
19/08/2009	INVOLVE and NRES joint statement
19/08/2009	Update on Ethical Review of Projects in the EU
18/08/2009	Best Research for Best Health updated plans
18/08/2009	Closure of NRES form online system
18/08/2009	EMEA and FDA launch GCP Initiative
18/08/2009	HFEA new code of practice
17/08/2009	Research Integrity Office code of conduct
10/08/2009	Further revision to Q&A for EudraLex Clinical Tria
10/08/2009	Report on Single CTA workshop
05/08/2009	Consultation on revision to CTA guidance
05/08/2009	EMEA adopts guideline on neonate investigations
30/07/2009	Newsletter July 09
20/07/2009	House of Lords Genomic Medicine Inquiry
20/07/2009	Letter to NHS Chief Execs re research
10/07/2009	NHS R&D Forum Annual Conference Slides
06/07/2009	Report on use of patient records for research
01/07/2009	Dismantling the Barriers to Clinical Research
26/06/2009	Newsletter June 2009
25/06/2009	New section of the DIPEx Charity website
24/06/2009	Revised Q&A for EudraLex Clinical Trials guideline
22/06/2009	Launch of Template for Materials Access Policies
22/06/2009	Sponsorship of clinical trials
17/06/2009	Impact of European Legislation on Research
12/06/2009	Amendment to Clinical Trials Regulations
12/06/2009	MHRA Risk-based compliance reports - update
10/06/2009	Updated guidance on consent from NRES
09/06/2009	NIHR Senior Investigators Competition Round
01/06/2009	MHRA GCP Compliance Report
01/06/2009	UK Clinical Trials Regulation Amendment
01/06/2009	UKCRC Clinical Trials Unit Registration Process
28/05/2009	Newsletter May 09
26/05/2009	IRAS e-learning module
16/05/2009	Launch of Forum's new website
15/05/2009	Code of Practice for Research
15/05/2009	Health Innovation and Education Clusters
15/05/2009	Revision to GAfREC
14/05/2009	National Research Ethics Advisors
10/05/2009	Calls to join a GMC Reference Community
10/05/2009	Information and evidence re influenza
10/05/2009	New Social Care REC
10/05/2009	NRES publications
03/05/2009	Newsletter April 09
26/04/2009	New R&D approval system for primary care in Wales
26/04/2009	Q&A on Mental Capacity Act
26/04/2009	Update on IRAS Developments

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