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Research Support, Facilitation and Training
Support for Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products
The R&D Department part-funds a Quality Assurance (QA) Manager who splits his time between the Department and the Clinical Trials Research Unit at the University of Leeds.
The QA Manager will provide:
- A consultancy service to researchers undertaking research, in particular Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products, advising on all aspects of the process from trial initiation to completion.
- Training to researchers to ensure they can meet their responsibilities under the Research Governance Framework and Clinical Trials Regulations
To arrange to meet
or speak with the QA team, please click
here for contact details .
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Research Governance focuses on ensuring research is carried out and managed to the highest ethical and scientific standards. The department offers advice on research governance to individuals and groups within the Trust.
Please contact the
R&D Department to register
your interest.
Support with Grant Applications
The Department can review grant applications prior to their submission to funding bodies. Please contact the R&D Department for further information.
Statistics Support
The R&D Department currently offers a limited statistical advice service. If you require statistics support, please contact Mr Phil McShane via email p.mcshane@leeds.ac.uk or on 0113 343 1489 with the following information:
- Name
- Department
- Profession/Discipline
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Contact details
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Study Title/Description
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Main aims of study
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Type of advice required
- Details of any deadline
For more detailed information on Statistics, click here
Please also attach any other relevant documents relating to the study.
LTHT Library Resources
Library resources for LTHT staff
All Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Staff are entitled to use the Trust's NHS Staff library services. There are NHS Staff Libraries at:
- Chapel Allerton Hospital
- Leeds General Infirmary
- St James's' University Hospital (a joint service with U Leeds)
- Wharfedale Hospital
Further information on Trust library services including directions and opening times can be found on the NHS Staff Libraries page of the Trust intranet by clicking here
All the libraries' holdings - books, journals, e-books and e-journals - are listed in the library catalogue which is available via the internet here . This catalogue also includes holdings of the libraries in Leeds PCT and Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust. LTHT staff who are registered with the Trust's library service, can also borrow from any of these libraries.
NHS Staff Libraries Training Courses
The NHS Staff libraries provide a range of training in database/literature search skills. If you have access to the Trust intranet further information on these training courses including dates, venues and full booking details can be found here .
Access to Leeds University Library
The Trust's NHS Staff Library service has a partnership with Leeds University Library which enables Trust staff to make use of all the University's libraries.
Services available from the University libraries differ from those offered by your LTH Trust Library. You will need a University Library card to access these libraries, take your LTH Trust Photo-ID card to any of the University libraries to register.
Electronic resources
As well as the Trust's own resources, staff can make use of the databases (Medline, CINAHL etc), e-journals and other resources provide as part of the National Library for Health. These are accessed via the NLH page here . You will need a NHS Athens username and password to be able to login to these resources. The online registration form is linked from the NHS Staff Libraries intranet site.
For more information on library services to support Trust staff, please contact:
Paul Twiddy, Library & Information Service Manager
Tel: 0113 392 6590
Email: paul.twiddy@leedsth.nhs.uk
Guidance for researchers on accessing patient records
When requesting patients' notes please note the following:
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You will need to provide separate lists of deceased and living patients
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You will need to provide separate lists for LGI notes and St James' notes. LGI notes identifiers are 7 digits and St James' are 6 digits.
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Health records are pulled in batches, so when requesting notes please only request those you can reasonably use in a 1 week time period
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Clear instructions must be provided of where the notes are to be tracked to and contact numbers
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There is a time restriction of 1 week on how long the records are allowed out of the main file, so please ensure that the notes are reviewed soon after they are pulled
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There is a 24hr facility which enables notes to be viewed, though this has to be pre-arranged.
To request patients
notes you need to complete a general request for health records form, there
are separate forms for the LGI: LGI
Form 
and St James' sites SJUH
Form .
An automated response will be sent to notify that we have received your request.
Requests will be prioritised. The medical records personnel will fax back the
request form once the health records have been received. Please ensure your
fax number is on the request form. For those who do not have access to email
please contact the relevant health records department on the numbers below.
Once the form is completed you can either fax or email it to the appropriate location.
| MRL (Medical Records Library) – St. James' Hospital. Contact: Sue Brown | MRL – Brotherton Wing, Leeds General Infirmary. Contact: Margaret Parnell. | MRL, Clarendon Wing, Leeds General Infirmary. Contact: Anne Smith. |
| Email: mrlsjuh@leedsth.nhs.uk | Email: mrllgi@leedsth.nhs.uk | Email: mrlclwlgi@leedsth.nhs.uk |
| Phone: 64310 | Phone: 23498 | Phone: 23809 |
| Fax: 66380 | Fax: 23153 | Fax: 28135 |
If you have experience any difficulties requesting notes or need further advice please contact Lesley Barr, Health Records Manager, St James' Hospital. Tel: 0113 20 65340. Email: Lesley.barr@leedsth.nhs.uk .
Health Services Research Workshop
The launch of the new Department of Health (DH) Research & Development Strategy has changed the way research in the NHS is funded. Research monies are distributed across several funding streams via the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR has several open competitive national funding streams that researchers must apply for. The key objective of the funding streams is to improve the quality, relevance and focus of research to the NHS and personal social services. The R & D Department is therefore held a workshop with the following aims:
Aims
- To offer support to clinicians, academics and researchers who are considering making a submission to these funding streams.
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To establish collaborations between clinicians and academics to work jointly on developing submissions to the NIHR applied programme grants schemes
- To identify a series of programme grant proposals for submission to the NIHR applied programme grants schemes.
Key Speaker Presentations are available to download
- NHS R&D Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities - Dr Stephen Smye, Director of Research and Development, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Overview of Health Services Research - Prof. Allan House, Director of the Institute of Health Sciences and Public Health Research, University of Leeds
- Service Delivery and Organisation - Prof. Justin Keen, Prof. of Health, Politics and Information Management, University of Leeds
- Health Technology Assessment - Prof. Jenny Hewison, Prof. of Healthcare Psychology , University of Leeds
- Health Economics - Prof. Chris McCabe, Prof. of Health Economics , University of Leeds
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Programme - Dr John Wright, Director of Research & Development, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Clinical Trials Research Unit - Prof. Julia Brown, Prof. of Clinical Trials Research, Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Leeds