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ICH GCP defines monitoring as “the act of overseeing a clinical trial, ensuring that it is conducted, recorded and reported in accordance with the protocol, Good Clinical practice, SOPs and relevant regulatory requirements”

 The GG&C monitors purpose is to ensure and verify 

  • The rights and well-being of human subjects are protected
  • The reported trial data are accurate, complete, and verifiable from source documents
  • The conduct of the trial is in compliance with the currently approved protocol/amendment(s), with GCP, and with the applicable regulatory requirement(s).

The clinical trial monitors (CTMs) are sponsor representatives who review and update monitoring procedures, attend trial specific meetings, ensure compliance and consistency to regulatory and local procedures, and review protocol deviations. CTMs are appropriately trained and have the knowledge to escalate protocol deviations and identify serious breaches of GCP.  The CTMs assist with risk assessments and implement a trial specific monitoring risk assessment. The specific monitoring risk assessment aids the monitoring plan development.   CTMs ensure patient safety on trials is upheld, reviewing SAEs and identifying unreported SAEs and in the identification and analysis of repeated trends within trials.

Our team is made up of highly experienced individuals with varying backgrounds from nursing, science undergraduates and post graduates in addition to NHS and commercial backgrounds.

Due to the continually evolving nature of clinical trials and the recent global COVID-19 pandemic, new processes had to be rapidly developed and put in place to ensure ongoing oversight for new and existing clinical trials within our portfolio.  Remote and central monitoring processes were utilised whilst minimising the burden on site staff as far as possible.  All monitoring plans were reviewed to ensure compliance and addendums added to document any changes that were required.

The types of visit we conduct – Site Compliance, Routine monitoring, Close Out and For Cause visits.

Roles and Responsibilities
Ensure the safety, rights and well-being of trial subjects are protectedData IntegrityConsentProtocol Compliance
GCP ComplianceSafetyDelegation of DutiesTraining
IMP ManagementDocumentationApprovalsFacilities and Equipment

CTMs generate a visit report using the Q-Pulse database to manage actions raised during visits and ensure any non-compliances are rectified and recorded appropriately.

Services and Support Provided

  • Monitoring of Sponsor / host-sponsored CTIMPs, High-risk non-CTIMPs, and device trials
  • Non-commercial and commercial monitoring
  • Building a relationship between sites and sponsor
  • Identification of trends within a study (e.g. lab results being missed, deviations, issues with the study, site staff etc.)
  • Input into risk assessment
  • Identification of serious breaches
  • Feedback regarding site and non-compliance issues
  • Site training – protocol, eCRF completion

When to Get Us Involved

  • Grant application – Costings
  • During the start-up /set-up – Budgets/funding, logistics of the source data, feasibility
  • Risk assessment – Early input for development of the monitoring plan
  • During the study – Amendments, safety issues, database issues, etc.
  • End of study – Close-out activities
What monitoring is?What monitoring isn’t?
Collection and analysis of information to track progress in a clinical trial.  Evaluation of any type including process evaluation
Critical to ensure the safety, rights and wellbeing of trial patients are upheld.Audits and inspections
Risk assessment defines level of monitoring based on objective, purpose, design, complexity, blinding, size and endpoints of the trial and is an ongoing process defined by amendments, site problems or other assessments.It does not usually occur just once. (unless a company has approached the monitors for a one time visit, which is agreed at the start)
Ongoing occurrence throughout the clinical trial determined by the risk assessment and monitoring plan.Quality Assurance
Helps in order to identify trends and patterns in data, report deviations and non-compliances 

Dr Caroline Watson – Research Governance Manager

Caroline.watson@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

The Governance Manager has worked within the research department for almost 20 years and manages the Governance team with the aim to ensure that there is an environment of support and regulatory compliance to ensure safety of research participants and high quality research.   

Caroline has a degree and PhD in Biochemistry and undertook a post doctoral research fellowship before joining Industry where she designed and developed a novel drug and medical devices for the market.  She has several patented technologies and the products are on the market.

As a senior manager in the NHS Caroline has in addition to managing the Governance team, a specific role in Trial Sponsorship, leading on MHRA inspections, Quality Assurance and Risk Management.


Governance has a major role in overseeing and supporting research and the manager chairs a number of governance and sponsor committees and has been responsible for setting up other Governance committees while generating the assessments and documentation required for them.   This has included risk assessments for Phase I First In Human (FIH) trials, research involving Genetically Modified organisms as well as the processes to oversee trials during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Caroline is also a key member of committees overseeing GCP for trials hosted by NHS GG&C.

The manager is also responsible for the management of non-compliances and serious breaches of GCP which arise in trials or systems supporting research.

Paul Gribbon- QA Manager  

Paul.Gribbon@ggc.scot.nhs.uk  Mobile – 07977716315

The Quality Manager within Research and Innovation is Paul Gribbon, he has been in post with R&I since August 2019. Prior to this he has worked as a Quality Assurance Manager as part of a large Quality Team within a multi-national Engineering company primarily working in the defence sector. In his previous role he has gained several years’ experience developing and implementing new processes, toolsets and systems of work. Some of this work has included the development of a Non-Conformance system and process, a new system for the management and planning of Audits as well as the management of any resulting Corrective and Preventative Actions to name a few.

Eileen McCafferty – Research Audit Facilitator

Eileen.McCafferty2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk  Mobile – 07773 203 214

Eileen McCafferty has been employed with NHS GG&C for almost 40 years. A background in ward nursing and ward management allowed further developmental opportunities out with the clinical setting. This included secondments to clinical audit then clinical effectiveness and within research as a research nurse and clinical event monitor, before taking up post as Research Audit Facilitator within R&I in 2003.  Eileen was a founder member of the NHS GG&C Clinical Research Forum, founder member and steering group member of the Scottish Research Nurse and Coordinators Network and is a current member and past co Chair of the National Academic Research Quality Assurance  group.

Dr Marc Jones- Pharmacovigilance and Safety Manager

Marc.Jones@ggc.scot.nhs.uk   Mobile – 07989 470505

The PV and Safety Manager has worked within R+I Governance since 2016. He has a degree in pharmacology and a PhD in molecular biology and biochemistry. Following an academic career in basic research focussed on molecular engineering he changed focus to work in clinical trials.  He began his clinical trials career at the Leeds Clinical Trials Research Unit in 2008. During his time at Leeds he gained a wide range of experience in all aspects of clinical trials but with a particular focus on pharmacovigilance, central monitoring, and data management. He has experience in oncology trials, biomarker discovery and validation studies, hepatology trials, clinical investigations of medical devices, and cardiovascular trials.

Dr Sheila McGowan- Lead Clinical Trial Monitor

Sheila.mcgowan2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk  Mobile – 07812733044

The Lead Clinical Trial monitor has a degree in Immunology and Pharmacology, and completed a PhD and post-doctoral in Immunology. After leaving academia to pursue clinical research she joined a commercial Clinical Research Organisation. During her time at the CRO she trained and passed their Clinical Research Foundation Programme and achieved awards in delivering quality monitoring and building relationships with sites. Following promotion to senior positions she decided to change focus and join the NHS, working at the CRUK Clinical Trials unit bringing her commercial knowledge to the role and the processes. Sheila took up the position of Lead Clinical Trial Monitor within Research and Innovation and has blended her academic and commercial background to monitoring and auditing. Over 13 years working in clinical research has allowed her to experience various opportunities and situations to learn and expand her knowledge in order to deliver and drive to achieve quality within the monitoring team and as a sponsor representative.

Clinical Trial Monitors

  • Emma Moody

Emma.Moody@ggc.scot.nhs.uk  Mobile – 07855108909

After obtaining a Nursing degree at Glasgow Caledonian University, Emma spent a number of years as a Staff Nurse however, after many years of twelve hour shifts, she decided it was time for a change. With a longstanding interest in research she applied for a Clinical Trial Coordinator position at The New Victoria Hospital, it became apparent with such a small staff ratio and over twenty oncology trials to manage, her nursing degree could be put to good use. Her role was changed to Cancer Research Nurse where she worked mainly in haematology oncology trials and her love of all things haematology grew. Emma studied for a Masters degree at Stirling University and wrote her dissertation on a chemotherapy application using a mobile phone for symptom control in haematology chemotherapy patients. Over nine years at the New Victoria has given Emma the experience and expertise of managing clinical trials at site level to take on her role as Clinical Trial Monitor.

  • Amanda Lynch

Amanda.Lynch@ggc.scot.nhs.uk Mobile  – 07811518145

Amanda Lynch has been employed with NHS for over 19 years. A background in hospital pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician working in various areas. This included aseptic pharmacy, oncology, ward level dispensary and primary care. This allowed to further develop undertaking HNC in pharmacy management and development and checking qualifications. Then moved into a Clinical Trial Coordinator role, gaining a wide range of experience in all aspects of oncology clinical trials before taking up post as an Academic Clinical Trial Monitor in 2023.

  •   Konstantina Komninidou

Konstantina.Komninidou@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Konstantina has a degree in Early Childhood Education with focus on developmental psychology. She followed a paedagogical career until 2017 when she decided to pursue a path in clinical research guided by a passion for facilitating improvement in outcomes for people of all ages.

She has previously worked as trial assistant for the MYRIAD trial, an RCT looking at resilience outcomes in adolescence sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford; as data coordinator for the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit CTU in multicentre neonatal CTIMPs, and as data manager for early and late phase CTIMPs, observational, and biobank trials in the Late Phase Haematology research team at the Cancer and Haematology Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Konstantina joined the Research Governance team as a clinical trial monitor in December 2021 working towards ensuring the scientific and ethical integrity of trials sponsored, and hosted by the Board.

  • Emma Whitelaw – Governance Facilitator

Emma.Whitelaw@ggc.scot.nhs.uk  Mobile – TBC

Emma Whitelaw has been employed with NHS GG&C for almost 18 years. She has been in the Governance Facilitator post since October 2020. Prior to this she was part of the R&I Project Management Unit for 10 years as a Project Assistant helping run Clinical Trials from Start to Finish.

She currently supports the Governance Manager and team with

  • Administration, audit and inspections.
  • Manages and administers the Phase 1 First in Human Committee for the chair Prof Jim McCaul.
  • Administers the GHSP Regulatory Affairs Group chaired by Prof Rob Jones.
  • Administers the Sponsor Governance meetings with CRUK
  • Supports the administration of the CTIMP oversight committee

Emma also carries out some remote close out admin, file reviews and mini audits for the clinical trials monitoring  team.

Emma will help with availability of the governance team and  the person to contact for advice on documentation and process for the committees.

The Research and Innovation Service in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde operates to support researchers in the NHS and academia. It has multiple roles including offering consultancy and advice, providing Management Approval and aiding in the achievement of a successful conclusion to research projects.

Our goal is to release the potential to world class clinical studies across the region, and to play our part in enabling Scotland to grow as an internationally competitive location for medical research.

The Research and Innovation management office acts as a catalyst for discovery and innovation within NHSGGC. We have a ‘can-do’ attitude, striving to support both experienced and new researchers in the design and execution of high quality research studies and ensure compliance to all regulatory requirements.

As the busiest Research and Innovation office in Scotland, we received in excess of 640 new research applications in 2024 and have approximately 1000 studies ongoing at any one time.

To ensure consistency of contact, and to help develop an in-depth understanding of therapy area-specific research projects, the NHSGGC Research and Innovation Management office has adopted a ‘portfolio-team’ structure. The portfolio teams form the functional core of Research and Innovation and are comprised of Research Co-ordinators, Research Facilitators, Co-ordinator’s Assistants and clerical support staff.

Research and Innovation Strategy

Research and Innovation Teams

Further Information and Resources

Course Dates

Monday 19th – Friday 23rd January 2026

The course will be held over Zoom, and directed at trainees who have passed the Part I exam, and are preparing to sit their Part II exam in March 2026. The virtual course will be based on exam topics and endeavour to reproduce the spirit of previous courses, whilst taking advantage of the strengths of virtual platforms. 

The course fee is £900

When the course is fully subscribed, a waiting list will be held from which, trainees will be offered cancellations/withdrawal.

*Bank details provided on request.

Register Your Interest

To register interest, please fill out the application form

If you require any further information or have any questions regarding the course please send email to: dorothy.stobie@nhs.scot 

Substance Misuse Toolkit Working Group

For information or advice regarding the content of this toolkit, quality assurance process or amendments to resources please contact the SMT working group at: 

substancemisuse.toolkit@ggc.scot.nhs.uk     

Education Establishments

Advice and Support 

If you are concerned that a young person requires support with alcohol or substance issues, please follow your organisation’s own policies and procedures and discuss with senior management.

There may be additional local support services available within your area. Please contact substance misuse working group for more information if you are unaware of these.

substancemisuse.toolkit@ggc.scot.nhs.uk     

Youth Organisations

Advice and Support

If you are concerned that a young person requires support with alcohol or substance issues, you should direct them towards an appropriate service.

It is better to contact services now to clarify their referral criteria and procedures, rather than waiting until a young person urgently needs their help!

The Greater Glasgow and Clyde Substance Misuse Education Working Group consists of NHS and Education staff who have worked together to create the ‘Substance Misuse Toolkit’. This online resource contains quality assured substance misuse education resources to support staff working with young people in both education and community settings. Resources include lesson plans, resource packs and relevant websites.

The Substance Misuse Toolkit aims to reduce harm caused by substance misuse by:

  • Equipping staff with the knowledge and confidence they require to teach pupils about the effects, risks and consequences of substance use by providing them with a range of materials and methodologies.
  • Encouraging learners to make informed choices about alcohol, drugs and tobacco.
  • Supporting an age appropriate and inclusive approach to education in relation to substances within the context of a Curriculum for Excellence.
  • Identifying evidence based resources and approaches and share good practice with staff across the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
  • Ensuring that resources are up to date and fit for purpose.
  • Ensuring ongoing quality assurance processes are in place to monitor and further develop the site.

Quality Assurance

The Greater Glasgow and Clyde Substance Misuse Education Working Group meets regularly to ensure that resources included within the Substance Misuse Toolkit are evidence based, up to date and of a high standard. The group consults with key stakeholders regarding the accessibility, content, usefulness and areas for improvement.

The Greater Glasgow and Clyde Substance Misuse Education Working Group has developed a quality assurance tool to assess the content of resources against agreed indicators. The tool is consistent with the principles and values of local and national policy including Curriculum for Excellence, GIRFEC and the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Education Model. Resources which meet the standards set by this review process are then incorporated into the Substance Misuse Toolkit.

The Quality Assurance Tool Template can be accessed here.

Policy Context

The need to support children and young people to make positive choices about alcohol, drugs and tobacco has been highlighted by a number of national and local policy documents. Substance Misuse Education is a priority within the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Alcohol and Drug Prevention & Education Model and is a Health & Wellbeing organiser within Curriculum for Excellence. Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) ensures that wellbeing is central to all of our work in meeting children and young people’s needs.

Further information on the policy context can be found here.

NHS Research Scotland definition

Research Governance concerns setting standards to improve research quality and safeguard the public. It involves enhancing ethical and scientific quality, promoting good practice, reducing adverse incidents, ensuring lessons are learned and preventing poor performance and misconduct.

A broad range of regulations, principles and standards of good practice exist to achieve, and continuously improve, research quality across all aspects of healthcare in the UK and worldwide.

Research governance applies to everyone connected to healthcare research including Chief investigators, health care professionals, researchers, and support staff.

Introduction

Research Governance is essential for the conduct of research on humans and encompasses regulations, good practices, and world- wide collaboration to create an environment ensuring safety of the participants while conducting the studies and trials and the collection and analysis of data to quality standards.

The Research Governance team at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is a support department to researchers and teams and is made up a range of highly qualified individuals such as PhD level scientists with research and Industrial experience, an engineer, auditors and monitors with key skills in QA, clinical trials, Industry, medical devices, drug development, Intellectual property and safety. 

The team provide Sponsor support starting from the grant stage of a study, to protocol development, to assessing vendors, to identifying and managing risk and overseeing the conduct of the study, to managing non-compliances, protocol deviations and serious breaches of GCP.  This activity covers hundreds of sites across the UK and internationally as NHS GG&C and Glasgow University researchers lead on worldwide research.

The QA team carry out GCP audits, a requirement of the Clinical Trial Regulations, engage with third parties to audit our own activities and provide a Quality system for the production and maintenance of SOPS incorporating all of the departments involved in research e.g. Imaging, safehaven, Bio repository.

The team activity is inspected by the MHRA during Regulatory Sponsor inspections.  The Governance manager is a lead for these inspections involving all departments and other organisations.  Together with the QA manager they manage the outcomes of inspections and ensure that the findings are addressed.

The Team are also responsible for the oversight of other  studies such as surgical, medical devices and hosted studies including commercial and other academic led studies.  Due to limited resources this is managed by assessing risk and focusing on areas which may potentially pose safety or quality issues. 

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic the team led the development and implementation of a process to oversee safety of research participants still taking part in sponsored clinical research led by NHSGGC and its partners.

NHSGGC has already earned a reputation with companies for being open to innovative ideas and partnership working. We aim to build on this. In response to the scale of funding and innovation opportunities that are becoming available, NHSGGC has set up an Innovation Governance Group (IGG). The role of the IGG is to primarily assess consortia and bids that aim to use NHSGGC as an innovation test bed with an aim to;

  • Prioritise those that align with NHSGGC objectives and strategic delivery plans
  • Position NHSGGC to attract Innovation funding to support strategic developments.

Who are we?

Registering a project

As part of the processes for IGG we are now using a new system for the registration of innovation projects. To register your innovation project please complete the registration form (here) and send to innovation@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Please visit our website for more info 

www.woshealthinnovation.scot

Diabetes SBRI

Deliver safe and better care for people in Scotland with diabetes, Phase 1 SBRI Competition 

The following link provides a recording of the launch event held on 17th August 2020 which was attended by some 79 participants: Click here

The presentations from the event can be viewed here:

01 Brian Kennon Diabetes SBRIs B Kennon 17th Aug 2020

02 Andrew Fowlie – sbri slides Andrew Fowlie 17-Aug

03 Jon Hazell_SBRI APPLICANT BRIEFING DIABETES

04 Sandra AI diabetic Ulcer infograph – S.MacRury

04 Sandra SBRI Diabetes Foot Disease pptx V3

05 Stuart Ritchie Innovation meeting – August 2020

06 Maria Talla Osteoporosis

07 Paul McGinness (Storm) SBRI August 2020

SBRI Diabetes & Endocrine Briefing Event, 17 Aug – Agenda

SBRI Launch event Q&As

The competition is live, with registration closing on the 23rd September 1100am and the competition closing on the 30th September 1100am

This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by NHS Scotland. Successful applicants receive 100% funding and access to advice from NHS Highland, NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

The overall programme will be delivered in up to 2 phases. This is phase 1. A decision to proceed with phase 2 will depend on the outcomes from phase 1. Only successful applicants from phase 1 will be able to apply to take part in phase 2.

NHS Scotland is investing up to £300,000 including VAT, in innovative solutions in 3 challenge areas as follows:

Challenge A

Using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help develop prediction algorithms and risk stratification for diabetes foot ulceration, amputations and mortality.

Challenge B

Improving the clinical care of patients with a pre-existing diagnosis of diabetes when admitted to hospital by developing a real-time decision support tool and alert mechanism. The tool must improve triage, prevent medication errors, identify emergencies and streamline the diabetes care pathway.

Challenge C

Improving the identification (case finding) of people at risk of osteoporosis and fracture, including those with diabetes.

You need to submit a separate application for each challenge you wish to apply for. Further details can be found at: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/664/overview

APPLICATION FOR FUNDING

NHSGG&C RESEARCH ENDOWMENT FUND ALLOCATION 2025/26

NHSGG&C-wide Research Endowment Fund will no longer be hospital specific but will otherwise be awarded in agreement with the terms of the original bequests.

The following categories are open for applications:

Cancer (Funds available – £63,000)
Chest, Heart and Stroke (Funds available – £74,000)

General (Funds available – £88,000)
Renal (Funds available – £27,000)

The usual amount of funding awarded for each project is in the region of £20k to support specific projects running for a duration of 1 or 2 years. However, exceptional projects are eligible to apply for the full funding available in each funding pot.  Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate a clear benefit to the NHS and their Patients.    

Endowment funds are specifically intended to support early stage researchers to establish their own research portfolio and attract eligible grants for future studies.  Experienced researchers (e.g. 7 years post Consultant or Research team leads) should seek funding for their projects from an alternative source

Completed word document applications must be submitted to R&I for review and sign off by finance no later than the 24th of October 2025. Please send these to Islay Morrison (islay.morrison2@nhs.scot)

Following agreement of costings with finance, fully completed and signed off application forms can be submitted. (1 ELECTRONIC COPY & CV).

Electronic signatures will be accepted. Please submit in word document format.

Submission Deadlines

  • Submission deadline for project to be costed by finance Friday 24th October
  • Deadline for project costs to be finalised with R&I finance team – Friday 7th November
  • Endowment Award Meeting anticipated to take place week commencing Monday 12th January

Applications received after this date will not be accepted

Email completed applications to islay.morrison2@nhs.scot>

Finance enquiries please email R&I finance

(ggc.randifinancegrants@nhs.scot)

The Application Form, Finance Form and Guidance Notes can be downloaded below, and all Contact Details can be found on the R&I website:

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CSO are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the next round of CSO Response Mode Research Grants. The deadline for submitting the outline application is Friday 27th June 2025.

We would like to highlight that CSO have implemented a new grants management system .Applicants will be able to submit and manage their applications through all the pre-stage and post award stages through this portal.

For more information about the response mode grant scheme please see our website: Response Mode Research Grants – Open for Applications – Chief Scientist Office or contact Louise Campbell or Alan McNair

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Applications are Invited for the Endowment Research Facility Investment fund

Purpose of fund:

“Investment in Equipment, Information and Communication Technology CT and physical infrastructure for research facilities and activity”.

Please complete Endowment Funds Block Grant Application Form and submit to michelle.mcdermott@nhs.scot

Deadline for submission of applications: Friday 15 August 2025 for 19 August 2025 meeting.

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Quality Manuals
QM-RI-1 – Research and Innovation Quality Manual
  • Author Name: Paul Gribbon
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 09/11/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2024
QM-IN-1 – Innovation Quality Manual
  • Author Name: Elaine O’Neill
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 18/03/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
QM-BIO-1 – Biorepository Quality Manual
  • Author Name: Clare Orange
  • Version: 1.1
  • Active Date: 24/04/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
QM-SH-1 – Safe Haven Quality Manual
  • Author Name: Alison Hamilton
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 10/10/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2024
Chapter 17 – NHS GG&C Clinical Research Facility – Clinical
SOP 17.001 – Adult Emergency Resuscitation Procedures in GCRF
  • Author Name: Naomi Hickey
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 17.003 – Research Participant’s Clinical Measurements
  • Author Name: Karen Duffy
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/10/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.005 – Urinalysis
  • Author Name: Linda Wilson
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 23/06/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.006 – Refrigerator and Freezer Unit Use and Monitoring
  • Author Name: Barbara McLaren
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 04/01/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 17.007 – Use of laboratory centrifuge
  • Author Name: Dominic Rimmer
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 23/06/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.008 – Recording an Electrocardiograph (ECG)
  • Author Name: Barbara McLaren
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.009 – Obtaining Spirometry Measurements
  • Author Name: Hilary Peddie
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 27/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.012 – Obtaining Informed Consent (Adults)
  • Author Name: Helen Hart
  • Version: 6.0
  • Active Date: 28/09/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
SOP 17.013 – Study Site Coordination and Delivery of an ATIMP Study
  • Author Name: Karen Duffy
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2019
  • Review Date: 31/12/2023
  • Form 17.013A – Clinical Alert Template for Genetically Modified Advanced Therapy IMP
  • Form 17.013B – Inter-site Communication Form for Genetically Modified Advanced Therapy IMP Delivery
SOP 17.015 – Measurement of Pulse Wave Analysis (PWA) and Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV)
  • Author Name: Barbara McLaren
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.016 – Ambulatory Electrocardiograph Monitoring
  • Author Name: Karen Duffy
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.020 – Monitoring Expiration of Clinical Consumables
  • Author Name: Barbara McLaren
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 17.020A – Glasgow Clinical Research Facility Consumable Checklist
SOP 17.025 – Initialising the 24 hour BP monitor
  • Author Name: Barbara McLaren
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.026 – Use of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Machines
  • Author Name: Barbara McLaren
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.027 – Role of GCRF Nurse Coordinator
  • Author Name: Naomi Hickey
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 17.028 – Management of Hypoglycaemia in adults
  • Author Name: Hilary Peddie
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 21/07/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 17.029 – Management of Anaphylaxis in Adults and Paediatrics
  • Author Name: Naomi Hickey
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.030 – Measuring and Recording Blood Pressure using digital or electronic equipment
  • Author Name: Karen Duffy
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 24/11/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.032 – Return of stock drugs and IMPs
  • Author Name: Barbara McLaren
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 17.032A – Glasgow Clinical Research Facility Spot Check Rota
SOP 17.034 – Storage and management of Medication
  • Author Name: Dominic Rimmer
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 17.035 – Administration of a Vaccine
  • Author Name: AnneMarie Munro
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 25/10/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 17.041 – GCRF Management of Samples
  • Author Name: Barbara McLaren
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 17.042 – Paediatric Emergency Resuscitation Procedures in GCRF
  • Author Name: Susanne Cathcart
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 17.042A – GCRF QEUH Paediatric Emergency Trolley Checklist
SOP 17.044 – NHS Research Scotland Children s Network SOPs in GCRF
  • Author Name: Susanne Cathcart
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 29/08/2019
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 17.045 – Case Report Form (CRF) Completion
  • Author Name: Dominic Rimmer
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 23/06/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.047 – Transfer of the Unwell Research Participant to Acute Care
  • Author Name: Steven Henderson
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 23/06/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.048 – GCRF Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • Author Name: Karen Duffy
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 09/04/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 17.052 – Grantbio Shaker-Incubator
  • Author Name: Shona Perry
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.053 – Blood Sampling from a Peripheral Venous Catheter
  • Author Name: Naomi Hickey
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 17.055 – Obtaining Informed Consent and Assent (Children)
  • Author Name: Naomi Hickey
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 02/03/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
Chapter 21 – NHS GG&C Pharmacy – Sponsor IMP Management
SOP 21.001 – Review of grant applications with respect to IMP manufacture, distribution and management
  • Author Name: Elizabeth Douglas
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 26/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.001A – Summary of Pharmacy and IMP Related Costs (Grants/Support)
  • Form 21.001B – Template Specification for IMP Manufacturing Activity
  • Guideline 21.001A – Generating anticipated pharmacy and IMP related study costs
SOP 21.003 – Sponsor IMP Management and Accountability
  • Author Name: Pamela Surtees
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 26/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.003A – NHS GG&C Sponsored/Co-sponsored Clinical Trials Checklist: Site IMP Management & Accountability Manuals
  • Form 21.003B – NHS GG&C Sponsored/Co-Sponsored Clinical Trials Checklist: Sponsor IMP Management & Accountability Manuals
  • Form 21.003C – IMP Management File Note
  • Form 21.003D – NHS GG&C Sponsored/Co-sponsored Clinical Trials Checklist:
  • Form 21.003E – NHS GG&C Sponsored/Co-sponsored Clinical Trials Checklist:
  • Guideline 21.003A – IMP Management and Accountability Processes and Documentation
  • Guideline 21.003B – IMP /Study Product management and accountability processes and documentation for Investigator site file
SOP 21.004 – Sponsor Management of IMPs Permanently Stored External to Pharmacy
  • Author Name: Paula Morrison
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 31/03/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • Form 21.004A – Sponsor IMP Management Risk Assessment Process: Permanent Storage of IMP External to Pharmacy
  • Form 21.004B – IMP Storage Assessment – Permanent Storage of IMP External to Pharmacy
  • Guideline 21.004A – Permanent Storage of IMPs External to Pharmacy: Guidance on Risk Mitigation Strategies
SOP 21.005 – Managing Drug Alerts and Other Urgent Defective Medicine Reports for IMPs and NIMPs in Clinical Trials Sponsored or Co-Sponsored by NHS GG&C
  • Author Name: Elizabeth Douglas
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 28/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.005A – Defective Medicines Alert Tracker for Sponsored/Co-sponsored by NHS GG&C
SOP 21.007 – Site-to-site transfer of Investigational Medicinal Products
  • Author Name: Elizabeth Douglas
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 28/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 21.008 – Development and approval of labelling text for IMPs and NIMPs
  • Author Name: Pamela Surtees
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 10/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.008A – NHS GG&C IMP Label Specification Sponsor Approval Form
SOP 21.009 – Expiry Date Monitoring for Study Products Supplied as Part of a Clinical Trial
  • Author Name: Pamela Surtees
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 10/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 21.010 – Disposal of Investigational Medicinal Products and other study products
  • Author Name: Pamela Surtees
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 10/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 21.011 – Management of temperature deviations and defects in IMPs and NIMPs supplied by Sponsor for clinical trials sponsored or co-sponsored by NHSGGC
  • Author Name: Paula Morrison
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 26/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 21.012 – R&I Pharmacy Review Of Sponsored Clinical Trials
  • Author Name: Elizabeth Douglas
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 10/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.012A – Technical Agreement, Contract and Work Order Checklist for delegation of IMP responsibilities
  • Form 21.012B – R&I Pharmacy Task Tracker
  • Form 21.012C – Sponsor Risk Assessment for IMP Delivery from Participating Study Site to Participant s Home
  • Guideline 21.012A – R&I pharmacy review of sponsored clinical trials
SOP 21.013 – Testing of Emergency Unblinding System for Blinded research
  • Author Name: Elizabeth Douglas
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.013A – Emergency Unblinding Test Plan (Non-Automated Process)
  • Form 21.013B – Record of IVRS/IWRS systems review for emergency unblinding
SOP 21.014 – Sponsor Investigational Medicinal Product Management Document Control Process
  • Author Name: Paula Morrison
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.014A – Sponsor Pharmacy Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) Management Document Control Log
SOP 21.016 – R&I Pharmacy Site Initiation Training
  • Author Name: Pamela Surtees
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.016A – NHS GG&C Sponsored/Co-sponsored Study product Checklist: Site Pharmacy Initiation Training Form
  • Guideline 21.016A – R&I Pharmacy Study Product Management Training for sites
SOP 21.017 – Regulatory approval of IBs not submitted for approval by commercial partner
  • Author Name: Paula Morrison
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 21.018 – Sponsor Pharmacy Review of Study Amendments
  • Author Name: Angela Carruth
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 25/01/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 21.019 – Reconciliation of Study Product at site or study close out
  • Author Name: Pamela Surtees
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.019A – Pharmacy Study Product Reconciliation Check
SOP 21.020 – Periodic review/end of Trial Management File check for studies Sponsored, Co-Sponsored or facilitated by NHSGGC
  • Author Name: Pamela Surtees
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.020A – Checklist for periodic review/end of trial TMF(Section 10) check for studies Sponsored, Co-Sponsored or facilitated by NHSGGC
SOP 21.023 – IVRS/IWRS IMP management specification development, testing & training
  • Author Name: Elizabeth Douglas
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.023A – IVRS/IWRS Specification for Drug Supply Management System(s)
  • Form 21.023B – IXRS Drug Supply Management Acceptance Testing Approval & Training
  • Form 21.023C – IXRS User Acceptance Testing Tracker
SOP 21.024 – Management of shelf-life extension for IMPs for research Sponsored by NHSGGC or Co-Sponsored by NHSGGC & UoG or when NHSGGC are UK Lead or Coordinating Centre for another Sponsor
  • Author Name: Elizabeth Douglas
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 21.024A – Site IMP Labelling Form
  • Guideline 21.024A – Detailed guidance on IMP date extension process for research Sponsored by NHSGGC or Co-Sponsored by NHSGGC & UoG or when NHSGGC are UK Lead or Coordinating Centre for another Sponsor
SOP 21.025 – Management of Dose Escalation in Early Phase IMP/ATIMP Clinical Trials
  • Author Name: Elizabeth Douglas
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 26/05/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 21.026 – Investigational Medicinal Product Dossier requirements for Sponsored and Co-Sponsored CTIMPs
  • Author Name: Elizabeth Douglas
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 31/07/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • Form 21.026A – Template Simplified Investigational Medicinal Product Dossier
  • Form 21.026B – Template UK IMP Supply Chain
SOP 21.027 – Development and Maintenance of an Investigator s Brochure for IMP/ATIMPs owned by Co-Sponsor
  • Author Name: Elizabeth Douglas
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 29/07/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
SOP 21.028 – Additional Sponsor Pharmacy Requirements for Clinical Trials with Advanced Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products (ATIMPs)
  • Author Name: Elizabeth Douglas
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 22/09/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • Form 21.028A – Additional ATIMP Requirements for Sponsor IMP Management & Accountability Manuals (Form21.003B)
  • Form 21.028B – Template Temperature Deviation & Defect Reporting Form
  • Form 21.028C – Additional ATIMP Requirements for Site Pharmacy Initiation Training (Form 21.016A)
  • Form 21.028D – Additional ATIMP Requirements for Pharmacy Site Initiation Report (Template)
  • Guideline 21.028A – Guidance on Additional Sponsor Pharmacy Requirements for Clinical Trials with Advanced Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products (ATIMPs)
Chapter 22 – NHS GG&C Pharmacy – Hosted CTIMP
SOP 22.001 – Defects in Clinical Trial Supplies
  • Author Name: Maria Nygren
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 17/05/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.002 – Recall of Clinical Trial Supplies
  • Author Name: Maria Nygren
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 17/05/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.003 – Clinical Trial Training for Pharmacy Staff
  • Author Name: Maria Nygren
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 17/05/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.006 – Development and maintenance of the Pharmacy Dispensing and Study Management Procedure for studies hosted by NHSGGC
  • Author Name: Maria Nygren
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 17/05/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 22.006A – Pharmacy Dispensing & Study Management Procedure
  • Form 22.006B – Pharmacy Dispensing and Study Management Procedure Change Control Log
SOP 22.007 – Receipt and release of IMPs and NIMPs on delivery to pharmacy sites
  • Author Name: Maria Nygren
  • Version: 7.0
  • Active Date: 25/11/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 22.007A – IMP Quarantine and Tracking Release record (Pharmacy – Excluding New Deliveries)
  • Form 22.007B – Storage Location Log (Pharmacy)
  • Form 22.007C – IMP Quarantine Release Record (Pharmacy New deliveries only)
SOP 22.008 – Temperature monitoring for IMPs and other medicines involved in research
  • Author Name: Eliza Valentine
  • Version: 6.0
  • Active Date: 06/07/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 22.008A – Clinical Trials Temperature Monitoring Record (Ambient Temperature)
  • Form 22.008B – Temperature Deviation Alert Summary
  • Form 22.008C – Annual Temperature Mapping Exercise
  • Form 22.008D – Commissioning Temperature Mapping Exercise
  • Guideline 22.008A – Environmental monitoring for IMPs and other medicines involved in research: temperature monitoring
  • Guideline 22.008B – Standards for Refrigerators and Freezers and Temperature Monitoring Equipment for Clinical Trials
  • Guideline 22.008C – Temperature Mapping for Refrigerators and Freezers used to Store IMPs and Other Medicines Involved in Research
  • Guideline 22.008D – Kelsius Temperature Monitoring System
  • Guideline 22.008E – Process for configuring data loggers for mapping and commissioning of refrigerators and freezers and monitoring temperatures external to pharmacy
SOP 22.009 – Dispensing and accuracy checking for clinical trial supplies
  • Author Name: Jennifer McAughtrie
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 26/05/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 22.010 – Managing participant returns for clinical trials
  • Author Name: Maria Nygren
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 22.010A – Pharmacy Clinical Trial Returned Medication Log
SOP 22.011 – Disposal and destruction of clinical trial related pharmaceutical waste
  • Author Name: Maria Nygren
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 06/07/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 22.011A – Destruction of clinical trial supplies log (Pharmacy)
  • Form 22.011B – NHSGGC Statement of clinical trial supplies destruction policy
  • Form 22.011C – Clinical Trials Supplies Returns to Sponsor Log (Pharmacy)
  • Guideline 22.011A – Disposal of clinical trial drugs back to Sponsor
  • Guideline 22.011B – Destruction of clinical trial related pharmaceutical waste
SOP 22.012 – Emergency unblinding of treatment allocation in clinical trials
  • Author Name: Ramis Qureshi
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 06/07/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 22.012A – Emergency Unblinding of Assigned Treatment
SOP 22.013 – Managing storage of IMPs and NIMPs external to pharmacy
  • Author Name: Sharon Grant
  • Version: 7.0
  • Active Date: 06/07/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 22.013A – Assessment to Support IMP Management External to Pharmacy
  • Form 22.013B – Local procedures for the management of IMPS and other medicines as part of a clinical trial
  • Guideline 22.013A – Short term and long term management of IMPs and NIMPs external to pharmacy
SOP 22.014 – Transfer of IMPs/NIMPs in clinical trials
  • Author Name: Sharon Grant
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 06/07/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 22.015 – Continuous pharmaceutical input to research involving medicines
  • Author Name: Jennifer McAughtrie
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 06/07/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 22.016 – NHSGGC Pharmacy Clinical Trials Site File
  • Author Name: Kirsty McLeish
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 22.020 – Collation of workload information for pharmacy clinical trials services in NHSGGC
  • Author Name: Kirsty McLeish
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.021 – Pharmacy authorisation process for clinical trials hosted by NHSGGC
  • Author Name: Kirsty McLeish
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 22.022 – Pharmacy review of clinical trials hosted by NHSGGC
  • Author Name: Kirsty McLeish
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 21/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 22.022A – Pharmacy Clinical trials set-up tracking form
  • Form 22.022B – Checklist for Pharmacy Review of Study Protocol for Clinical Trials hosted by NHSGGC
  • Form 22.022C – Key Sponsor and Local Study Contacts for Pharmacy
  • Form 22.022D – NHSGGC Clinical Trials Pharmacy Pro-forma
  • Form 22.022G – Prescription Form
  • Form 22.022H – Master Site Level Accountability Log
  • Guideline 22.022A – Process for Pharmacy Review of Studies hosted by NHSGGC
  • Guideline 22.022B – Documentation Review and Requirements for Clinical Trials that are Hosted within NHSGGC
SOP 22.023 – Re-labelling of clinical trial medicines for expiry date extension
  • Author Name: Linda Taylor
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 22.024 – Use of hospital stock for clinical trials
  • Author Name: Sharon Grant
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.025 – Expiry date monitoring of clinical trial medicines
  • Author Name: Ramis Qureshi
  • Version: 6.0
  • Active Date: 26/02/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 22.026 – Closure of a clinical trial pharmacy process
  • Author Name: Karen Montgomery
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 22.027 – Managing monitoring visits and subsequent reports
  • Author Name: Karen Montgomery
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 22.028 – Labelling of IMPs and NIMPs in Clinical Trials that are hosted by NHSGGC
  • Author Name: Maria Nygren
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 21/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Guideline 22.028A – Labelling of IMPs and NIMPs in Clinical Trials Hosted by NHSGGC
SOP 22.030 – Role of NHSGGC Pharmacy Clinical Trial Services: an overview
  • Author Name: Kirsty McLeish
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.031 – Role of pharmacy services in support of trials that are hosted by NHSGGC: an overview
  • Author Name: Kirsty McLeish
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 28/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.033 – Incident reporting for pharmacy clinical trials
  • Author Name: Maria Nygren
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.034 – Management of controlled drug IMPs within pharmacy sites
  • Author Name: Kirsty McLeish
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.035 – Clinical trial information provided to site on-call pharmacists
  • Author Name: Ramis Qureshi
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 21/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 22.035A – Clinical Trial Information Provided to Site On-Call Pharmacists
SOP 22.037 – Tracking and Release of IMPs placed into quarantine post delivery at pharmacy sites
  • Author Name: Linda Taylor
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.038 – Introduction To Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Products Within Clinical Trials
  • Author Name: Martin Ball
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Guideline 22.038A – Introduction to Genetically Modified Product (GMO) in Clinical Trials
SOP 22.039 – Cleaning The Aseptic Room And Isolator Used To Prepare Genetically Modified Organism Products (GMO)
  • Author Name: Martin Ball
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.040 – Safe Handling Of Spillage, Personal Contamination or Injury Involving Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Products
  • Author Name: Martin Ball
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.041 – Aseptic Preparation of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Products
  • Author Name: Martin Ball
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.042 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) To Be Worn When Handling Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Products
  • Author Name: Martin Ball
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.043 – Environmental Monitoring Of The Isolator And Room Used To Prepare Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Products
  • Author Name: Martin Ball
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.044 – Transportation Of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Products
  • Author Name: Martin Ball
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.045 – Safe Handling Of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Products Waste
  • Author Name: Martin Ball
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.046 – Remote Provision of Professional Check of Clinical Trial Prescriptions
  • Author Name: Jennifer McAughtrie
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.047 – Processing of clinical trial prescriptions scanned to pharmacy
  • Author Name: Ramis Qureshi
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 21/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.048 – Pharmacy authorisation process for studies involving Advanced Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products (ATIMPs)
  • Author Name: Martin Ball
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.049 – Pharmacy process for receipt and transfer of Advanced Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products (ATIMPs)
  • Author Name: Martin Ball
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 22.050 – Recording Pharmacy Clinical Trial Activity for Income Generation
  • Author Name: Angela Carruth
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
Chapter 23 – NHS GG&C Pharmacy – Hosted Non-CTIMPs
SOP 23.001 – Role of Pharmacy Services in Support of Other Clinical Research within NHSGGC: an Overview
  • Author Name: Kirsty McLeish
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 28/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
Chapter 50 – NHS GG&C General
SOP 50.009 – Project Numbering
  • Author Name: Kirsty Theron
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 03/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 50.010 – Project Data Entry on SReDA
  • Author Name: Radek Penar
  • Version: 7.0
  • Active Date: 22/04/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 50.011 – Setting up and Maintaining Research and Innovation project files (for R&I office approvals)
  • Author Name: Kirsty Theron
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 09/06/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 50.013 – Setup and maintenance of training files: NHS
  • Author Name: Nicola Thomson
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 04/03/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 50.016 – Trial of New Processes Within NHSGGC R&I
  • Author Name: Paul Gribbon
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 09/09/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 50.017 – Research & Innovation Document Management
  • Author Name: Paul Gribbon
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 14/05/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
SOP 50.019 – Independent Stakeholder Assessment
  • Author Name: Paul Gribbon
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 06/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 50.020 – eCRF User Acceptance Testing (Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit)
  • Author Name: Paul Gribbon
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 50.021 – Participant recruitment sourcing and recording
  • Author Name: Radek Penar
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 08/05/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 50.022 – Preparation and Maintenance of Terms of Reference
  • Author Name: Paul Gribbon
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 50.023 – Management of SOPs within NHSGGC R&I
  • Author Name: Paul Gribbon
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 22/09/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 50.024 – Management of the Central Portfolio Management System
  • Author Name: Radek Penar
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 29/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 50.025 – Quality Check of Project Entries on SReDA
  • Author Name: Radek Penar
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 05/03/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 50.026 – Internal QC checks of Scottish Research Database Application (SReDA)
  • Author Name: Radek Penar
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 05/03/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 50.027 – Service Level and Operational Level Agreements
  • Author Name: Paul Gribbon
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 25/10/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
Chapter 51 – NHS GG&C Sponsor R&I
SOP 51.001 – Protocol Development for Research Sponsored by NHSGGC or Co-Sponsored by NHSGGC and the University of Glasgow
  • Author Name: Louise Ner
  • Version: 7.0
  • Active Date: 21/08/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
SOP 51.002 – Participant Information Sheet and Consent Forms: Design and Approval
  • Author Name: Louise Ner
  • Version: 6.0
  • Active Date: 30/06/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • Guideline 51.002A – Participant Information Sheet and Informed Consent Form Guidelines
SOP 51.003 – Peer review
  • Author Name: Maureen Travers
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 02/11/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
SOP 51.004 – Risk Assessment
  • Author Name: Maureen Travers
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/01/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
SOP 51.005 – R&I – End of study procedures
  • Author Name: Shanice White
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 03/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 51.007 – Identifying a Sponsor organisation
  • Author Name: Louise Ner
  • Version: 6.0
  • Active Date: 01/09/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • Form 51.007A – International Site Questionnaire
  • Form 51.007B – NHSGGC and University of Glasgow Co-Sponsor Letter
  • Form 51.007C – NHSGGC Sponsor Letter
  • Form 51.007D – Responsibilities delegated to the Chief Investigator for CTIMP Trials Co-Sponsored by the University of Glasgow and NHS GG&C
  • Form 51.007E – Responsibilities delegated to the Chief Investigator for CTIMP Trials Sponsored by NHS GG&C
SOP 51.008 – Handling Non-Compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and/or the trial protocol in clinical research Sponsored, Co-Sponsored or Hosted by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
  • Author Name: Caroline Watson
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 23/09/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 51.009 – Notification of Serious Breaches of Good Clinical Practice or the Trial Protocol for Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products and non-CA marked Medical Devices
  • Author Name: Caroline Watson
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 25/11/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 51.010 – Preparation and Review of Grant Applications and Costs
  • Author Name: Heather Flanagan
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 24/07/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 51.010A – NHS Project Costs for Non-Commercial Research
  • Form 51.010D – Grant with potential non CA/CE marked medical device – Checklist
  • Form 51.010E – R&I Study Strategic Plan
  • Guideline 51.010A – Guidelines for identifying category of research funding organisation
SOP 51.011 – University of Glasgow and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Co-Sponsorship Agreement
  • Author Name: Heather Flanagan
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 20/10/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • Form 51.011A – Short Letter CTA CI Employer
  • Form 51.011C – Proforma for signing of Non-Commercial Funded Clinical trial Agreement
SOP 51.014 – Preparation and submission of IRAS forms
  • Author Name: Maureen Travers
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 02/11/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
  • None
SOP 51.015 – Assessment of Vendors
  • Author Name: Paul Gribbon
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 10/04/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 51.016 – Preparation and Maintenance of a Trial Master File
  • Author Name: Liz Anne Lewsley
  • Version: 6.0
  • Active Date: 05/08/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 51.017 – Registration of research projects on public databases
  • Author Name: Heather Flanagan
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 26/07/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 51.019 – Sponsor End of study procedures
  • Author Name: Shanice White
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 22/04/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 51.020 – Sponsor Regulatory Green Light
  • Author Name: Liz Anne Lewsley
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 29/04/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 51.020A – Sponsor CTIMP Regulatory Green Light Letter
  • Form 51.020B – Sponsor Oversight Checklist For Issuing RGL
SOP 51.021 – Review and Approval of Amendments for Research Sponsored by NHSGGC or Co-Sponsored by NHSGGC and the University of Glasgow
  • Author Name: Louise Ner
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 10/04/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 51.022 – Research & Innovation Data & Administration tasks
  • Author Name: Shanice White
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 29/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 51.023 – Sponsor process for an IDMC
  • Author Name: Liz Anne Lewsley
  • Version: 6.0
  • Active Date: 21/10/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • Form 51.023C – Letter of Invitation to IDMC member NHSGGC Sole Sponsor
  • Form 51.023D – Letter of Invitation to IDMC member NHSGGC/UoG Co-Sponsor
SOP 51.024 – Archiving Essential Documents from Clinical Research Process for a GGC Sponsored/Co Sponsored CTIMP and/or CIMD
  • Author Name: Heather Flanagan
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 51.024A – Essential Documents for Archiving Archiving Checklist (for CTIMPs)
  • Form 51.024E – Trial Archiving Oversight
SOP 51.025 – Archiving Essential Documents from Clinical Research Process for a Sponsored Non CTIMP
  • Author Name: Maureen Travers
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 04/12/2018
  • Review Date: 31/12/2023
  • Form 51.025A – Essential Documents for Archiving – Archiving Checklist (for Non-CTIMPs)
SOP 51.028 – NHS Laboratory samples for Research Sponsored by NHSGGC or Co-Sponsored by NHSGGC and the University of Glasgow or hosted by NHSGGC.
  • Author Name: Lynsey Gillespie
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 05/03/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 51.028A – Categorising Laboratory Tests undertaken within Research Projects Sponsored by NHS GG&C or Co-Sponsored by NHS GG&C and University of Glasgow
SOP 51.029 – Writing Study Specific Laboratory Manuals for Research Sponsored by NHSGGC or Co-Sponsored by NHSGGC and the University of Glasgow
  • Author Name: Lynsey Gillespie
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 05/03/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 51.030 – Writing Sample Handling Manuals for Sites Participating in Research Sponsored by NHSGGC or Co-Sponsored by NHSGGC and the University of Glasgow
  • Author Name: Lynsey Gillespie
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 25/01/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 51.031 – Corrective and Preventative Action Plan Management
  • Author Name: Paul Gribbon
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 06/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 51.033 – Research Imaging for Trials involving an Investigative Medicinal Compound (CTIMP) Sponsored by NHS GG&C or Co-sponsored by NHS GG&C and the University of Glasgow (UoG)
  • Author Name: Tracey Hopkins
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 03/09/2020
  • Review Date: 31/12/2023
  • Form 51.033A – Categorising Imaging Tests undertaken within CTIMPS Sponsored by NHS GG&C or Co-Sponsored by NHS GG&C and University of Glasgow
  • Form 51.033B – MRI Site Survey Template
  • Form 51.033C – CT Site Survey Template
SOP 51.034 – Writing a Trial Specific Research Imaging Manual for Sites Participating in CTIMP Sponsored by NHS GG&C or Co-sponsored by NHS GG&C and University of Glasgow (UoG)
  • Author Name: Tracey Hopkins
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 03/09/2020
  • Review Date: 31/12/2023
SOP 51.035 – Design and Development of CRFs/eCRFs in CTIMPs and Clinical Investigations
  • Author Name: Marc Jones
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 02/11/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
SOP 51.036 – Trial Steering Committee for Trials involving an Investigative Medicinal Compound (CTIMP) Sponsored by NHS GG&C or Co-sponsored by NHS GG&C and the University of Glasgow
  • Author Name: Heather Flanagan
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 25/08/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
  • Form 51.036A – Letter of Invitation to TSC member GG&C sole Sponsor
  • Form 51.036B – Letter of Invitation to TSC member GG&C/UoG co-sponsor
SOP 51.037 – Storage and Transfer of Laboratory Data for Clinical Trials and Investigations Sponsored by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHS GG&C) or Co-Sponsored by NHS GG&C & University of Glasgow
  • Author Name: Marc Jones
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 03/03/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
SOP 51.039 – Contracts Management for Research Sponsored by NHSGGC or Co-Sponsored by NHSGGC and the University of Glasgow
  • Author Name: Louise Ner
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 28/10/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
SOP 51.040 – Study Handover for Research Sponsored by NHSGGC or Co-Sponsored by NHSGGC and the University of Glasgow
  • Author Name: Louise Ner
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 09/09/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
Chapter 52 – NHS GG&C Hosted R&I
SOP 52.001 – Obtaining NHS Management Approval Non-commercial
  • Author Name: Karen Chase
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 27/06/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 52.002 – Obtaining NHS Management Approval for Commercial Studies
  • Author Name: Ross Nicol
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 11/06/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 52.003 – R&I Review of Amendments
  • Author Name: Ruth Pink
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 25/08/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
SOP 52.004 – R&I Contract Development and Review
  • Author Name: Ross Nicol
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 03/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 52.005 – Review of Research Passport and issuing of Honorary Research Contracts/Letters of Access
  • Author Name: Rozanne Suarez
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 08/05/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 52.005A – Letter Template – Honorary Research Contract
  • Form 52.005B – Letter Template – Letter of Access
  • Form 52.005C – Letter Template – Letter of Access (Staff Studies Only)
  • Form 52.005D – Letter Template – Letter of Access (NHS to NHS)
SOP 52.007 – Authorisations for NHS resource use in R&D submissions
  • Author Name: Karen Chase
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 18/03/2020
  • Review Date: 31/12/2023
  • Form 52.007A – Imaging Research – Research Trial Imaging Details
  • Form 52.007B – Sample email of notification to Head of Clinical Department or Clinical Service Manager
SOP 52.009 – Validation of Project Submissions for R&I Management Approval: NHS
  • Author Name: Shanice White
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 09/06/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 52.013 – Process for approving studies and trials involving a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)
  • Author Name: Caroline Watson
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 28/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 52.014 – Archiving Essential Documents from Clinical Research Process for Hosted Research
  • Author Name: Radek Penar
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 06/10/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 52.015 – Phase I First in Human Committee Review Process
  • Author Name: Emma Whitelaw
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 20/12/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 52.017 – Process for Local Review of Non-Commercial, Hosted, Multi-Centre and Single-Centre PR Studies with NHS Staff as Participants
  • Author Name: Euan Rennie
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 09/09/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
SOP 52.018 – NHSGGC R&I Process for Research Database
  • Author Name: Adam Wade
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 11/06/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
Chapter 53 – NHS GG&C Sponsor Governance
SOP 53.001 – Handling Urgent Safety Measures for Clinical Trials for Investigational Medicinal Products and non-CA marked Medical Devices
  • Author Name: Caroline Watson
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 10/04/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 53.002 – The Handling of Poor Quality and Fraud in Clinical Research
  • Author Name: Caroline Watson
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 07/05/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • Form 53.002A – Reporting of fraud in clinical trials of an investigational medicinal product not identified as a serious breach of GCP
SOP 53.003 – Temporary halt or early termination of clinical trials of investigational medicinal products
  • Author Name: Caroline Watson
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 25/01/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
SOP 53.004 – Monitoring Clinical Research – Site Monitoring Visit
  • Author Name: Sheila Mcgowan
  • Version: 7.0
  • Active Date: 29/10/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 53.005 – GCP Audit of Research studies and systems supporting research
  • Author Name: Paul Gribbon
  • Version: 7.0
  • Active Date: 18/02/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
SOP 53.006 – Monitoring Handover Checklist Process
  • Author Name: Sheila Mcgowan
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 09/08/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • Form 53.006A – Research & Innovation Monitoring Handover Checklist
SOP 53.007 – Unblinded Monitoring Process
  • Author Name: Sheila Mcgowan
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 12/06/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
  • None
SOP 53.008 – Accompanied and Training Visit Process
  • Author Name: Sheila Mcgowan
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 03/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 53.009 – Preparation and Maintenance of a Clinical Trial Monitoring File
  • Author Name: Sheila Mcgowan
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 09/08/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
SOP 53.010 – Monitoring Clinical Research Preparation and Management of a Monitoring Plan
  • Author Name: Emma Moody
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 53.010A – Monitoring Plan for a Clinical Trial of an Investigational Medicinal Product/Medical Device Investigation
  • Form 53.010B – NHSGGC Monitoring Risk Assessment
  • Form 53.010C – Research & Innovation Monitoring Plan Tracking Log
SOP 53.011 – Sponsor Source Data Requirements and Guidance
  • Author Name: Sheila Mcgowan
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 01/08/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
SOP 53.012 – Monitoring Clinical Research Site Close Out Monitoring visit
  • Author Name: Emma Moody
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 09/08/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 53.013 – Monitoring Clinical Research – For Cause Monitoring Visit
  • Author Name: Emma Moody
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 21/10/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
  • None
SOP 53.014 – External Sponsor Monitoring Arrangement
  • Author Name: Sheila Mcgowan
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 29/04/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 53.014A – External Sponsor Monitoring Process Arrangement
SOP 53.015 – Monitoring Clinical Research – Site Compliance Visit
  • Author Name: Sheila Mcgowan
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 29/10/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • None
Chapter 55 – NHS GG&C Pharmacovigilance
SOP 55.001 – Pharmacovigilance in Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit)
  • Author Name: Marc Jones
  • Version: 8.0
  • Active Date: 06/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 55.002 – Preparation and Submission of the Development Safety Update Report
  • Author Name: Marc Jones
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 10/09/2019
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 55.002A – Development Safety Update Report (DSUR) Template
  • Form 55.002B – DSUR Investigator Checklist
  • Guideline 55.002A – PV Office Creation and submission of Development Safety Update Reports
SOP 55.004 – Safety RepSafety Reporting Requirements for Research Other Than Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products and non CE Marked Medical Devices
  • Author Name: Marc Jones
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 06/09/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 55.005 – Initial Review and Management of Updates to Reference Safety Information
  • Author Name: Marc Jones
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/11/2021
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 55.006 – Selection and Periodic Review of IBs and SmPCs in CTIMPs for Clinical Management
  • Author Name: Marc Jones
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/11/2021
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
  • Form 55.006A – SmPC Tracker for Sponsored/Co-Sponsored Clinical Trials
  • Form 55.006B – IB Tracker for Sponsored/Co-Sponsored Clinical Trials
  • Form 55.006C – SmPC Update Monitor Form
  • Guideline 55.006A – Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) & Investigator s Brochure Checks
SOP 55.007 – Safety Reporting in Clinical Trials of Medical Devices of Non CE Marked Medical Devices or CE Marked Devices Used Outside of their Intended Purpose (Sponsored and Hosted Clinical Investigations)
  • Author Name: Marc Jones
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 19/07/2018
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
  • Guideline 55.007A – PV Office Processing for Clinical Investigations of Non CE Marked medical Devices
SOP 55.015 – Sponsor Pharmacovigilance Data
  • Author Name: Marc Jones
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 06/07/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 55.016 – Sponsor IB Assessment
  • Author Name: Paula Morrison
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 05/09/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
  • None
SOP 55.017 – Sponsor Quality Control of SAEs Processed by the Pharmacovigilance Office
  • Author Name: Marc Jones
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 26/02/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
Chapter 56 – NHS GG&C Sponsor Project Management Unit
SOP 56.001 – Site Set up – Green for Go Process
  • Author Name: Lynsey Gillespie
  • Version: 8.0
  • Active Date: 22/05/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 56.002 – Project Management Trial Set-up
  • Author Name: Lynsey Gillespie
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 56.003 – Project Management: Managing an Active Trial
  • Author Name: Lynsey Gillespie
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 28/06/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 56.004 – Project Management Trial Site Close-Out
  • Author Name: Lynsey Gillespie
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 21/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 56.007 – Project Management Site Capability Assessment
  • Author Name: Lynsey Gillespie
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 18/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
Chapter 57 – NHS GG&C Clinical Research Facility – Administration
SOP 57.001 – Managing a Monitoring Visit
  • Author Name: Helen Hart
  • Version: 9.0
  • Active Date: 28/09/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
SOP 57.002 – Management of paper health records
  • Author Name: Kate Smith
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 23/06/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 57.003 – GCRF Internal Audit
  • Author Name: Helen Hart
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 10/10/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 57.004 – GCRF Booking, Admission and Discharge of Research Participants
  • Author Name: Kate Smith
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 23/06/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 57.005 – GCRF Hosted Study Documentation and Data Management
  • Author Name: Helen Hart
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 08/03/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 57.006 – GCRF Principal Investigator Responsibilities
  • Author Name: Helen Hart
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 28/09/2022
  • Review Date: 31/12/2025
SOP 57.007 – GCRF Communications
  • Author Name: Helen Hart
  • Version: 5.0
  • Active Date: 25/03/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 57.008 – External Audit and Inspection
  • Author Name: Helen Hart
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 17/11/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 57.008A – External Audit/Inspection Notification Checklist
  • Form 57.008B – External Audit/Inspection Document Request
  • Form 57.008C – External Audit/Inspection Scribe Template
  • Form 57.008D – External Audit/Inspection Document Tracker
  • Form 57.008E – External Audit/Inspection CAPA Tracker
SOP 57.010 – Study Planning, Set-up and Start-up
  • Author Name: Helen Hart
  • Version: 4.0
  • Active Date: 13/05/2024
  • Review Date: 31/12/2027
SOP 57.011 – GCRF Study Management
  • Author Name: Helen Hart
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 24/11/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 57.012 – GCRF Security and Access
  • Author Name: Kate Smith
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 23/06/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 57.014 – GCRF Support of Early Phase Clinical Trials
  • Author Name: Patricia Clark
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 25/09/2025
  • Review Date: 31/12/2028
SOP 57.016 – EDGE Clinical Research Management System
  • Author Name: Kirsty McAinsh
  • Version: 2.0
  • Active Date: 19/10/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
Chapter 58 – NHS GG&C Clinical Research Imaging Facility
SOP 58.001 – CRIF QEUH Adult Emergency Resuscitation Procedures
  • Author Name: Tracey Hopkins
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 23/11/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 58.002 – CRIF QEUH Paediatric Emergency Resuscitation Procedures
  • Author Name: Tracey Hopkins
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 23/11/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
SOP 58.004 – Clinical Research Involving Imaging
  • Author Name: Tracey Hopkins
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 21/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 58.005 – CRIF Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation
  • Author Name: Tracey Hopkins
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 23/11/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 58.005A – Clinical Research Imaging Facility Study Risk Assessment Form
SOP 58.006 – Reporting of Research Images
  • Author Name: Tracey Hopkins
  • Version: 3.0
  • Active Date: 21/08/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
SOP 58.008 – CRIF QEUH Controlled Access
  • Author Name: Tracey Hopkins
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 23/11/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • Form 58.008A – CRIF MRI Researcher Entitlement & Authorisation Application Form
  • Guideline 58.008A – CRIF Researcher MRI Entitlement and Authorisation Guidelines
SOP 58.009 – CRIF Study Data and Document Management
  • Author Name: Tracey Hopkins
  • Version: 1.0
  • Active Date: 23/11/2023
  • Review Date: 31/12/2026
  • None
Investigator SOPs

There is a set reading list for Chief Investigators for Sponsored CTIMPs and CIMDs within NHSGGC which can be downloaded as a zip file below.

In addition, Principal Investigators within the Glasgow CRF must follow the relevant SOPs which can also be downloaded as a zip file below.

If you are both the Chief Investigator and the Principal Investigator for a GCRF site you will need to read both sets which may contain some overlap.