'Aren't we sweet': raising money for Children in Need

Source: Integrated Library Service

In a nutshell: The Integrated Library Service (ILS) team helped to raise money for Children in Need by donating library fines and holding a cake sale on 20th November 2009. Staff baked a selection of scrumptious cakes including chocolatey treats, ‘Pudsey’ cakes and fresh-baked banana muffins, which were sold in the McArdle Library at Arrowe Park. The ILS team raised £30.00, all thanks to the generosity of Wirral University Teaching Hospital staff and visiting students.

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Latest Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Research bulletin

Source: Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
For fulltext link here
Date of publication: 23rd November 2009

In a nutshell: The latest RCN Research and Development bulletin is now available and contains updates on the following topics:
RCN Research Society
Current Research Commissions
Fellowships/Studentships
Research Training
Research Policy/Strategy
Research Governance/Ethics
Consultations
Research Networks
User Involvement
Knowledge Transfer - Finding the Evidence
Knowledge Transfer - Practice Development
Knowledge Transfer - Disseminating Your Research
Events

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Free online training sessions available from the North West Improvement Alliance

Source: NHS North West Improvement Alliance
For Webex programme and joining instructions link here

In a nutshell: The North West Improvement Alliance is hosting a a programme of WebEx sessions, which include:
Patient Safety in GP Practice
Getting Started with Lean
Making Improvements in Critical Care Safety
The Model for Improvement
Patient Safety—Working with Medication
Measurement for Improvement
Risk registers, GTT & reliable systems in Primary Care
Communicating Patient Safety
Compiling Data from Global Trigger Tool Review
Transitions of CareLean—Beyond the Basics
Trouble Shooting the Global Trigger Tool
Falls—How to Make Improvement
Deteriorating Patients—Nursing Input
Safety WalkRounds in the Acute Setting
Patients & Carers—How to Involve Them

Some important notes: For more information call the North West Improvement Alliance on 0161 206 8171 or email heather.reid@srft.nhs.uk.
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WUTH Research Support Group Meeting

Source: Clinical Trials Unit, Wirral University Teaching Hospital

Date: Thursday 3rd December
Time: 2pm to 3.30pm
Venue: Seminar Room B, Clinical Skills Lab, Ground floor, D Block APH

Contact: Carol Eames ext: 2958 carol.eames@whnt.nhs.uk

In a nutshell: Have you had experience of research? Would you like to share your results and experiences? For example – setting up your project; your experience of data collection; writing up your research. Perhaps you would like to discuss your experiences at this or at a future meeting. We would be interested to get your thoughts on your research training needs. As usual we hope for an informal, friendly meeting with shared research experiences and discussion. Our aim is to support researchers in the Trust.

Some important notes: If you have any topics you would like us to address please don't hesitate to contact us.

ICH GCP training session

Source: Clinical Trials Unit, Wirral University Teaching Hospital

For flyer link here

In a nutshell: Research Governance & ICH-GCP Training for Researchers
Accredited by the Royal College of Physicians

Date and time of session: Monday 18 January 2010: 13.00-16.30 pm
Venue: Education Centre, Arrowe Park Hospital

Objective: To provide a clear understanding of why we have regulation
Of research; what that regulation (Research Governance) means in practice and, for the special case of clinical trials for licensing new drugs or devices, how to comply with the specific Regulatory Requirements

(ICH-GCP) GCP: Good Clinical Practice - 'Design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analysis and reporting of clinical trials and to ensure the rights, integrity and confidentiality of trial subjects are protected'

ICH: International Conference on Harmonisation (of technical
Requirements for registration of pharmaceutical products for human use)

Researchers; WUTH employed researchers should attend GCP training every 18 months, with a maximum of two years between training as a limit.

Some important notes: To book your place, please ring the R&D/CTU Office (ext 2958) or by email to Carol.Eames@whnt.nhs.uk. For further information visit the R&D intranet pages.

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