Planning & Funding
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Most of the stations in this Map are relevant for all research studies, however the amount of time required on each one will vary depending on the project.
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- [Standard process] Research question
- Are you planning to use new or existing sources of Data/Tissues?
- [Standard process] Consult R&D
- [Good practice] Discuss sponsorship & agreements
- [Standard process] Develop protocol
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These stations are processes that can be done in parallel
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[Legal requirement]
Consent arrangements [Submap]
- Should consent be sought?
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These stations are processes that can be done in parallel
- [Legal requirement] Consent process
- [Good practice] Generic or project-specific consent
- [Good practice] Tracing participants for consent for new uses
- [Legal requirement] Deceased persons
- [Legal requirement] Adults unable to give consent
- [Legal requirement] Children
- [Legal requirement] Proposed use without consent/assent
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[Legal requirement]
Confidentiality arrangements [Submap]
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These stations are processes that can be done in parallel
- [Good practice] Anonymisation and coding
- [Legal requirement] Information security for identifiable data
- [Legal requirement] Information security for non-identifiable data
- [Legal requirement] Requirements for researchers accessing identifiable data
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These stations are processes that can be done in parallel
- [Good practice] Risk management and monitoring
- [Good practice] Consultation with patient/participant groups
- [Good practice] Preservation and sharing (3rd party access)
- [Good practice] Tracking systems
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[Legal requirement]
- [Standard process] Consider feedback
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These stations are processes that can be done in parallel
- [Standard process] Peer review
- [Standard process] Funding secured
- [Good practice] Confirm sponsor(s)
- [Good practice] Agree and document roles
- [Standard process] Study file
- [Standard process] Finalise protocol & study documentation for submission
