Research Policies & Guidelines

Fees

• NSW Health Research Fee Policy 
• Fee Schedule Information Bulletin
• Q & A Communication for Fee Policy
• Fee Schedule Decision Map

Ethics

• NHMRC / Ethical Guidelines: 
  • NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans
  • Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
  • Reporting of Serious Breaches of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) or the Protocol for Trials Involving Therapeutic Goods
  • Ethical Considerations in QA and Evaluation Activities - NHMRC Guide
  • Risk-based Management and Monitoring of Clinical Trials Involving Therapeutic Goods
  • Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs)
• NSW Health Policies and Guidelines:
  • Safety Monitoring and Reporting for Clinical Trials Conducted in NSW Public Health Organisations
  • Quality Improvement & Ethical Review: A Practice Guide for NSW
  • Requirements of the Human Tissue Act 1983 in relation to research and use of tissue
  • Research - Ethical & Scientific Review of Human Research in NSW Public Health Organisations
  • Operations Manual: Human Research Ethics Committee Executive Officers
  • Operations Manual: Human Research Ethics Committees
  • Operations Manual: Standards of Scientific Review of Clinical trials 
• SESLHD Guidelines:
  • Research Ethics and Governance Complaints
• Other guidelines and resources:
  • Australian Clinical Trial Handbook
  • National Mutual Acceptance Scheme
  • International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) - Good Clinical Practice Guidelines (E6)
  • The Declaration of Helsinki (2008)

Governance

• Research - Authorisation to Commence Human Research in NSW Public Health Organisations
• Research Agreements in NSW Public Health Organisations
• Clinical Trials - Insurance and Indemnity
• NSW Health Research Ethics and Governance
• Operations Manual: Research Governance Officers
• Research Governance in NSW Public Health Organisations
• Safety Monitoring and Reporting for Clinical Trials Conducted in NSW Public Health Organisations 
• Risk-based Management and Monitoring of Clinical Trials Involving Therapeutic Goods 
• Reporting of Serious Breaches of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) or the Protocol for Trials Involving Therapeutic Goods
• Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
• National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2023

SESLHD Research Policies

All SESLHD Research policies and guidelines can be located here.

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